Watch how Mum and I help Marinette during dressing by modelling the word “need” over and over—with clear tone and Key Word Sign. We also place her shoes out of reach to give her a reason to request help. It’s a great example of how repetition builds word learning.
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I think the goal here is to get them to say ‘need’ independently. I think my boy is just repeating ‘need shoes’ after me. If i ask him what i need, he says ‘shoe’, but not ‘need’. Maybe this activity is too much for him, still?
Hi Rebekah, this is a great question! Definitely something I can explore further on our next live Q&A session. If you have any more questions, please comment away on any other videos, as I can add that to the call agenda. Remember, a child needs to hear the new word over and over again (weeks) before they’re ready to say it. The first phase of learning a new word is “copying”. Spontaneous use where they use it on their own without prompting is the second phase. So no, this task is GREAT for you boy. You just need to reduce the expectations and expect copying only (or sometimes no copying and just ‘hearing’). I am releasing the late talker program this week, so you will have much more in depth explanation on the phases on learning a new word very soon (its in weeks 1-2 training modules). It’s actually AMMMAZING he is copying “need:”. That IS PROGRESS 👏