Aaron, age 3, often makes errors in speech. For example, Aar…
Aaron, age 3, often makes errors in speech. For example, Aaron will tell their mother that their “foots” are tired when they want to be carried. While watching a cartoon, they exclaimed, “Ew! Those are mices!” And last week, they told their grandfather that they “goed to the swimming park” with the babysitter. Explain the type of speech errors that Aaron is demonstrating. Should their parents or other adults criticize their speech in order to correct it? Why or why not?