Natural Language Acquisition can happen through two paths of development: Analytic language, where children develop language in the ways we learned in school, by sounds, single words, and then word combinations. But there is another type of language acquisition that we have known about but has not been the focus of therapy until only recently: Gestalts. I go into some detail about how children learn in this way. Check out the links below for more information about the stages of learning. There is also a link to a video that teaches about these stages. It's long (about 3 hours), but will be helpful for any parents who suspect that their child might be learning language in this way.
What is Gestalt Language Learning? - Associates in Pediatric Therapy (kidtherapy.org)
https://youtu.be/JwzkwkyjSLY (This is the link to the Video)
Visit my website at PlayTeachTalk for journal entries, YouTube videos, and short courses offered twice monthly to enhance language skills in young children.
