Your child will use some meaningful gestures before they start to use words.

At Level Three you interpret your child’s action as if it has meaning, and then you tell the child the word you think they mean.

Your child learns the meaning of a word after hearing it used many times in a meaningful situation.

At Level Three, model words that are useful in lots of situations like, “Help.”

We don’t expect your child to use a word at this level; however, your frequent use of the word helps them learn its meaning.

Today’s activity: When your child needs help with something, pause and say “help” as you are about to assist.

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