Monday, November 17, 2008

Language Development


I know I have been blogging about Cavett quite a bit lately, so here is an update on Kendrick. Today Kendrick gave me at least 2 instances where he really was understanding language.



After his short morning nap we read a few books. One of which was Truck by Donald Crews. It has no words. Since I have narrated this book umpteen times, I began getting more creative and finding more things to talk about rather than my same old schpiel. When we got to the page with the spaghetti bowl of lanes, I asked him if he could find the truck (not just any truck, the main character truck). I really didn't think he would be able to. It is kind of like a "Where's Waldo?" page. He didn't hesitate and found it right away.














At lunch I asked him if he was ready to eat. He did the "eat" sign and walked over to the pantry. I said, "Would you like some chicken?" and he walked over the the refridgerator/freezer and started pulling on them with all his might.


















It is so awesome when they really start grasping our language. I look forward to more days with more words.
Pictured with Daddy from Cavett's last soccer game on Saturday night. It was soooo cold!

1 comment:

Candace said...

Cute pictures!! And I love the use of both "umpteen" and "schpiel." :)
Looking forward to squeezing that little sweet one in just a few days!!!! Yeah!!!