Child Describes Creation to Mom (3:25) - Clip #1453
A 4-year-old with a speech/language delay describes the structure he has made out of magnetic tiles to his mother. She repeats his words back to him, uses questions to extend his thinking, and gives him ample wait time to express his ideas. When he struggles to find the vocabulary he needs, she interjects with the words he is searching for. She uses reassuring statements like, “I understand,” to foster his verbal expression.
