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

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According to typical language development stages, at 6 months old, Tina should be in the babbling stage, which is making speech-like sounds that are not yet actual words. At 1 year old, Vikrant should have progressed to producing his first words. And at 2 years old, Wayne should be using telegraphic speech, which is speech that includes mainly content words without function words or grammatical markers. Therefore, the only choice that accurately matches each child with their appropriate language development stage is D: Tina - babbling; Vikrant - first words; Wayne - telegraphic speech.

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