Tina is 6 months old; Vincenzo is 1 year old; and Wayne is 2 years old. Which alternative below CORRECTLY pairs each child with the appropriate language development stage or phenomenon?
A) Tina - prevocal learning; Vincenzo - babbling; Wayne - first words
B) Tina - babbling; Vincenzo - telegraphic speech; Wayne - first words
C) Tina - prevocal learning; Vincenzo - first words; Wayne - telegraphic speech
D) Tina - babbling; Vincenzo - first words; Wayne - telegraphic speech

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At 6 months old, Tina is in the babbling stage of language development, where she is making sounds and experimenting with different combinations of sounds. At 1 year old, Vincenzo is in the stage of language development where he is starting to say his first words, so he would not be in the stage of telegraphic speech yet. Wayne, at 2 years old, is likely in the stage of telegraphic speech, where he is using short, two-word phrases to communicate. Therefore, the correct pairing is Tina - babbling, Vincenzo - first words, and Wayne - telegraphic speech, which is only presented in option D.

Tina Is 6 Months Old; Vincenzo Is 1 Year Old;