Speech Sound Disorder Is Usually Diagnosed ______

question 85

Multiple Choice

Speech sound disorder is usually diagnosed ______.

• A) when one speech sound is produced incorrectly more than 50% of the time
• B) when a child's speech skills fall more than one standard deviation behind age-matched peers
• C) when a child consistently mispronounces at least three phonemes
• D) when the child is at least 6 years old

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