Monday, February 27, 2012

Eavesdropping

A few days ago I accidentally glanced at one of those "your child's developmental stages" type articles and was informed that to be ready for kindergarten, Drake should be having conversations with his peers.
(Actual take-turns-talking-type conversations? Really?)
Was this happening?
Based on the amount of interrupting and yelling "BUT I WANT TO TALK" that has been going on lately, it seemed doubtful.
Then this morning I overheard this conversation:

Oliver: "You look really fantastic!
Drake: "Thanks! Look at the superhero cape that my mommy made me!"
Oliver: "Wow! It has a D on the back for Drake!"
Drake: "Yeah, and it says POW and ZAP on the inside!"
Oliver: "It's really nice."
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3 comments:

  1. MimaFebruary 27, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    But, you see, mommy, you are not a "peer."

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  2. MimaFebruary 28, 2012 at 5:27 AM

    You could go into business making capes for preschoolers.

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  3. Aunt AnnieFebruary 29, 2012 at 10:17 PM

    Sounds like at least two language functions that we teach in ESL conversation classes:
    1) Compliments--how to make them and how to respond appropriately.
    2) Sustaining conversation by offering new information.

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