Veronica is a speech and language therapist. When conducting an assessment on a child with speech or language concerns, she first records the average number of words in the child's typical sentence. She also uses this technique to monitor a child's language progress over time. Veronica is relying on _____.
A) subjective data
B) biofeedback
C) mean length of utterance
D) the language acquisition device

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The technique that Veronica is using to record the average number of words in a child's typical sentence is known as mean length of utterance (MLU), which is a widely accepted measure of children’s language development. It is a quantitative measure and not based on subjective data or biofeedback. Additionally, the language acquisition device is a theoretical construct proposed by Noam Chomsky to explain how children acquire language, but it is not relevant to this specific technique used in assessing language development.

Veronica Is a Speech and Language Therapist