Almost immediately after posting about Elliot's vocabulary, he started imitating words and sounds repeatedly. He used to point to something, say, "doh?" and look at your mouth when you said the word. Now he tries to repeat the word after you say it, sometimes really successfully.
An alphabet puzzle ended up on the floor next to his changing pad. Trying to keep him still one day, we started pulling out a piece of the puzzle and handing it to Elliot talking about the animal/item on the piece as well as the letter and sound. Now after you hand him one and tell him the letter, he tries to say it, then puts it down on the opposite side of the changing pad and waits for the next one. We usually get through most of the alphabet during a diaper change and he can say about 2/3rds of the letters. I feel like a flashcard mom, but it didn't develop that way at all. Promise.
He's added a handful of words in the last week. The language part of his brain must be burning a hole!
An alphabet puzzle ended up on the floor next to his changing pad. Trying to keep him still one day, we started pulling out a piece of the puzzle and handing it to Elliot talking about the animal/item on the piece as well as the letter and sound. Now after you hand him one and tell him the letter, he tries to say it, then puts it down on the opposite side of the changing pad and waits for the next one. We usually get through most of the alphabet during a diaper change and he can say about 2/3rds of the letters. I feel like a flashcard mom, but it didn't develop that way at all. Promise.
He's added a handful of words in the last week. The language part of his brain must be burning a hole!
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