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Protoconversations appear during the illocutionary period.

Language sample analysis is a reliable and valid index of normal language acquisition in native English-speakers and English-language learners.

The term late language emergence (LLE) is used for children between 2 – 3 years of age who have significantly less mature language as compared to their age-matched peers.

Two important social interactions to address in children with LLE include facilitating peer entry and improving cooperative play.

The language skills of preschoolers with LLE improve less in inclusive classrooms than they do in segregated classrooms

Clinical marker(s) indicating that a young child’s language problems will likely continue past the preschool period include

When a clinician focuses on an individual’s actual language functioning rather than a specific diagnosis, they are using a descriptive developmental approach to intervention.

Which of the following short-term goals are written correctly?

What is the following an example of:  You are working with a nonverbal 3-year-old trying to get her to use single words to indicate the type of snack that she wants.  First you show her two pictures, one of goldfish and the other apples, and ask “What do you want to eat?’  When she doesn’t provide you with a verbal response, you touch her arm, point to the choices and ask again.  When she still does not provide a verbal response, you say, “Say apple.”  

In interventions that fall on the natural end of the Continuum of Naturalness, the SLP may have the child name picture cards to practice new vocabulary.