tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31817632.post115854853647210526..comments2023-11-03T05:46:44.082-04:00Comments on No Mother Earth: Words He Doesn't SayRun ANChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088821030860597465noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31817632.post-1158802578256173092006-09-20T21:36:00.000-04:002006-09-20T21:36:00.000-04:00The "neigh" for horse reminds me of my 4-yr-old wh...The "neigh" for horse reminds me of my 4-yr-old when he was learning to talk. Instead of using the name of the animal he nearly exclusively used the sound they make. Dog was the best. Instead of saying "dog" he would hang his tongue out and pant. <BR/><BR/>Your list looks pretty similar to what I remember from my 4-yr-old. Here's hoping your boy's "truck" comes out better than my son's, who pronounced "tr" with an F.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801409209041280805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31817632.post-1158688705061575502006-09-19T13:58:00.000-04:002006-09-19T13:58:00.000-04:00The language explosion is so much fun. Bub's star...The language explosion is so much fun. Bub's started after he turned two; the Pie's is well underway already (25 words and counting at 13 months). And it's the missing words that are so interesting, aren't they? "Mama" and "Dada" came iin somewhere around 101 and 102 on Bub's list (well after "hippo" and "tiger").Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957626443087438904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31817632.post-1158668859611798932006-09-19T08:27:00.000-04:002006-09-19T08:27:00.000-04:00Learning to speak is such an amazing process. I fi...Learning to speak is such an amazing process. I find it nothing short of amazing that children learn rules of language through some mysterious combination of observation and brain chemistry.<BR/><BR/>(My first thought when I read "Watcher" was Buffy, too!)Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17358441701832129130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31817632.post-1158665523780458202006-09-19T07:32:00.000-04:002006-09-19T07:32:00.000-04:00Oh I looooved watching the sppech happen too, and ...Oh I looooved watching the sppech happen too, and then they start combining it and getting the patterns of sentences and inserting the little words after a while... so fascinating. <BR/><BR/>And about the reading thing - libraries have a programme called Leading to Reading in which volunteers tutor kids betweengrades 2-5 who are having trouble reading. It's one-on-one, one day a week. Could be what you're looking for.kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.com