## North Carolina Early Learning and Development Progressions: Birth to Five

#### Domain: NC Foundations for Early Learning: Language Development and Communication (LDC)

#### Subdomain: Learning to Communicate

#### Goal: Children speak audibly and express thoughts, and feelings, and ideas clearly.

#### Skill Progression: Possible developmentally appropriate sound errors

#### Age: 12-15 Months

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### Often repeats same syllable (“wawa” for water)

Situations for Observation of Skill

Possible sound errors are included so that if observed they are not considered atypical. Many children will exhibit these errors as part of a normal sequence of development.

Elicitation Strategy

No elicitation needed.

Behavior Observed

Repeats same syllable (“wawa” for water).

Routines-based Intervention (Embedded Instruction)

Early childhood educators may need to explain to parents that some sound errors are not considered atypical. Many children will exhibit these errors as part of a normal sequence of development.

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2015

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