Kennedy is working with a young child.  She is 16 months is…

Kennedy is working with a young child.  She is 16 months is not talking.  The child is playing with a doll and producing the canonical syllable /ba/. Kennedy recognizes that this is a referent for the baby. Kennedy says, “You are holding the baby!” with sing-song intonation.  The child then switches toys and plays with a ball.  She engages in vocal play, without referential intent.  Kennedy imitates her sounds (as precise as possible), and models sound combinations outside her repertoire when the child is demonstrating vocal play.  Kennedy is: (best answer)

My niece has a 14 month old, she only holds toys in one hand…

My niece has a 14 month old, she only holds toys in one hand.  If she picks it up with her left, it stays in that hand.  She does bring this toy to her mouth, but doesn’t switch her hands.  She is just now sitting and trying to crawl.  She says about 10 CV and CVCV words. As an SLP that works with young children, I am concerned about her development and suggest that the parents seek an evaluation of her motor skill development. 

I recently evaluated a child that had a relatively poor unde…

I recently evaluated a child that had a relatively poor understanding of vocabulary per his age, his sentence structure was poor per his age, and he has multiple speech sound errors but they are all appropriate for his age.  This child also has a difficult time communicating when he is upset.  Rather than using words to express his frustration he is likely to demonstrate challenging behavior. This child likely has deficits affecting the following components of language: