Twelve-year old Kevin's conversations contain few specific nouns and many indefinite words and pronouns.He uses the nicknames "Buddy" to refer to all of his friends and uses gestures often when talking.He is doing poorly in school.He is repeating the 5^th grade and has yet to pass a single test in language arts,social studies or science.The speech-language pathologist decides to investigate the hypothesis that Kevin is experiencing a disorder of

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Kevin's difficulty in using specific nouns and his frequent use of indefinite words and pronouns suggest word retrieval difficulties. Additionally, his poor performance in school may be due to language difficulties, which could also be related to word retrieval. The other options (sentence comprehension and processing, grammatical rule use, and phonological production) are less likely to be the sole cause of Kevin's communication difficulties given the information provided.

Twelve-Year Old Kevin's Conversations Contain Few Specific Nouns and Many