Lily was at the side of the bed when I woke up. She said '(get) up', mimicking what her mom was saying at the time, and many times before, in mornings past. It's the first time I've identified that word, but probably not the first time she used it.
You can't always make out some of her gibberish statements, but I always pay attention. The experts say that very little gibberish is actually gibberish, per se. At the very least it's filler where they want to say something, but don't know how to. Often, it's practice speech, as she hones the phonemes which make up words.
Right now she can pick apart sentences, which is why she picked apart the phrase 'get up' to the actionable objective word, while ignoring the real verb. This might show promise, since it's not just conveying the wording that results in action by parents/caregivers -- like you see when she says 'all-done' and gets out of the high chair. In all likelihood she understands a great deal more than she says right now.
Overall, her language is progressing, at least like it should. She can imitate most words you ask her to say, assuming she's in the mood, and has built good sized practical vocabulary for a couple weeks past 18 months. Just this last few days she used 'up' and 'orange', appropriately, in unprompted situations.
So, I'm bragging, a little. With respect to Keillor, all the kids in Shelby Twp are above average too.
No comments:
Post a Comment