Ava is a 4 year, 3 month old preschooler who was referred fo…
Ava is a 4 year, 3 month old preschooler who was referred for a speech-language evaluation due to concerns about her language development. Her preschool teacher reports that she has difficulty following directions in the classroom and needs frequent repetition and visual cues. At home, her parents describe her language as short and simple (e.g., “Me want juice,” “Go park now”). Ava’s parents say that she enjoys story time but rarely retells or comments about the stories afterward. You collected a 50-utterance language sample from Ava and transcribed it via SUGAR. Analyze Ava’s results and select the answer which best describes her skills. SUGAR Results Total Number of Words: 179 MLUSUGAR: 4.10 Words/Sentence: 4.2 Clauses/Sentence: 1.19