When do you call it a word?
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Topic: When do you call it a word?
Posted By: FionaS
Subject: When do you call it a word?
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 10:57am
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Elle is a fantastic talker and has a few words she uses regularly. However, when do you class something they say as being a word they know? She seems to copy a lot e.g. this morning I heard her saying "Faith" a few times after me (that's the cats name) and she's started saying something the sounds a lot like "hello Daddy" (it sounds like he ho da-dy) which she says almost everytime she sees Andrew.
Is it a word when they use it several times spontaneously? Is the "hello daddy" sufficient to be classed as a 2 word sentence? ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
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Posted By: karen
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 11:12am
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We had an interview with a speech therapist and she told us that a word is a word when it communicates something.
Even if she can't say it properly, its still a word because you understood what she was telling you. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 12:21pm
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I agree with Karen. Way to go Elle! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 12:38pm
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Yea, like if they try to say drink because they have, or want, a drink, then that is a word - because the association is there.
Hello Daddy is a two-word sentence but I wouldn't start saying that she's saying two word sentences until there were a couple of them. -------------  |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 1:34pm
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oh wow - i would def say she can say a two word sentence - who cares how many 2 word sentences she can say. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 2:33pm
I'd go with the two word sentence - sounds impressive 
I mean babies don't recognise the difference between one word or two, they copy sounds that they associate with meanings. So anyway, I'd still run with it! 
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 6:56pm
How many more is enough?!?!? 
One 2-word sentance is talking in a sentance with comprehension (we also do PAFT), this is definitely talking! YAY ELLE! 
You won't be able to stop her now ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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busymum wrote:Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 8:11pm
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I had 10 words and was saying several 2 word sentences by 12 months so she progressing along the same lines. I didn't walk until 14mths though but she's almost there...has starting cruising the furnature and is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much happier! The last 2 days have been great! (also been drugging her up on chammomile) ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 8:16pm
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Wow that is fantastic news for your little Elle! ------------- |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 9:02pm
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Well done Elle! Very clever ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 10:22pm
| Man addison isnt talking at all. I wonder if I should be worried. |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 08 July 2007 at 5:21pm
Great news about Elle's talking AND walking! As soon as she gets the nerve to let go she'll be off and you'll wonder what hit you then! LOL
I think this age is too young to worry. My Godson has only just started talking at 18months but we reckon it was because he couldn't get a word in with his big brother 
But if it would help then you could get her ears checked. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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