Stage 2 of NLA in Action

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Take a peek into a child-led treatment session with a gestalt language processor in Stage 2 of Natural Language Acquisition (if you'd like an overview of the Stages, check out our chocolate analogy).

This child LOVES plants, and spontaneously said "duck sitting on the milk thistle," which I suspected was a Stage 2 utterance ("duck sitting" + "on the milk thistle"). I repeated this back to him, and played around with OTHER variations of that utterance, such as "duck sitting" + "on little blue" or "on the tree."

This stage is super fun because gestalt language processors start becoming flexible with language and can be more specific while still maintaining the "frame" of the original utterance.

Remember, our kids learn BEST when we don't have an agenda with an activity (even a book!) and target their goals naturally as they come up.

Also, it's too good not to share, but my Little Blue Truck minis from @speechtreeco pair perfectly with the giant Little Blue Truck book from @entershinebookshop, and ALL 4 of my kids today LOVED it.

Do you have any questions about Stage 2?

by Halle Demchuk, SLP

Paediatric SLP | GLP-Trained Clinician | Owner of HAEPI SLP