Lily is saying more and more each day. We're hearing two words being put together more often and new "vocabulary" appears everyday. We rarely teach her vocabulary, but it is just evolving and she picks it up from our ongoing conversations throughout the day. We're still talking a lot. Lily now responds to our questions, not only with YES and NO but with answers or ideas.
She also recalls events that connect with that word. For example, I was talking about various food items Lily and Daddy could eat for dinner. When I mentioned pizza, Lily said "Ivy," because we had eaten pizza with Ivy the previous week. The girls were chanting PIZZA in the restaurant, so it must have stuck in her memory. Then I asked who else ate pizza with us. And Lily said, "Heather." Correct. So cool. We can go back and forth with conversational turn taking.
I've stopped keeping track of Lily's words so specifically. We'll still be using the MacArthur-Bates, but I think she may have 250+ or more. It's hard to know. New words recently include face, spatula, dancing, potty and see.
Karen Rossi was here today from the Omaha Hearing School. She is really a language genius and helps us refuel. One of her suggestions is that we continue to model WH words, so Lily can ask questions. Omaha Hearing School has also developed a distance learning program for parents. I am so excited about this, especially for families who are away from professionals or want more Auditory Oral education. More details to come.
This post gave me a smile. 250+ words is astounding for her age, let alone what she had to overcome to be at this place. (Hugs)Indigo
Posted by: Indigo | May 21, 2009 at 08:59 AM