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Window words

Follow what catches their eye.

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Publisher

Philomathia · Little Neighbours

Window words

18–24 months · Shared attention · Everyday words

Follow what catches their eye.

Tree. Big tree.

Answer their look, point, sound, or word.

Stay by a closed window. Keep cords out of reach; no climbing.

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Background and adult guidance

Notice and adapt it together

Notice: Notice what they return to, and whether they answer in their own way.

Make it simpler: Name one thing, then simply look at it together.

Take it further: Add one plain describing word to something they notice.

ASHA: Waiting and pausing
Waiting and pausing for a gesture, look, sound, or word; editorial adaptation.
Everyday words and sounds · ASHA
Naming what a child notices, modelling everyday words and expanding what they say.