The Girl's language development
The girl is three and a half years old -- and she still talks funny. More specifically, her pronunciation is a little off, compared to most kids her age.
But, the last few weeks she's been improving by leaps and bounds. Although, some gaps remain.
We're trying to -- gently -- correct and shape her speech. But after four or five tries per episode, we let it lie for a little.
Example: She says "SLUH-hee" for "slushie" (i.e. frozen coke; slurpee -- my one great vice). I ask her, "Can you go [my finger to my lips] "Shhhhh!!!", like you're telling someone to be quiet?" She copies me, with a "shhhh" sound.
Then I say, "Can you say "SLUH - SHHHHH!!! - shee".
And she says "SLUH-shee [finger to lips] SHHHHHH!!!"
Repeat 3-4 times; call it good.
So, clearly she can make the sounds... :)
--GG
posted by Gye Greene @ 11:00 AM
1 Comments:
I had problems saying and/or remembering to pronounce certain sounds up until 2nd grade. I apparently couldn't hear the sound, because I could say it just fine when prompted. So I think she'll be fine.
By the way, I read that one needs to develop musical abilities at an early age (just like with learning a 2nd language), because the brain is so much more maleable. I think I read that if you want your kids to be musically inclined, you should start around age 4. (This was just a newspaper article--nothing too scientific or accurate.)
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