Articulation

My wife went to pick up Troy today, so he could get home a little earlier and eat before Miss Ruby came over. She said that when she got there, the school director was in the classroom talking to Troy and another little boy. Apparently, the two kids had had a verbal confrontation, which had upset them both. The director was there when it happened, so she was trying to calm the situation and talk it out.

As my wife was talking to her, the director happened to mention how impressed she was with Troy’s vocabulary and articulation. She said that he speaks very well for a child his age, and he uses mature words to express what he’s thinking and feeling. I have to say that I was very proud to hear this. I guess it has to do with the fact that we talk to him so much, and we talk to him like he’s our age instead of talking down to him. If we use words that he doesn’t understand, then he’ll ask me what it means. I’ll explain it, and at some future date, I’ll hear him use the same word correctly in a sentence. It’s truly amazing. He’s amazing.