Twiglet Tales

Twiglet Tales

👍Want & Don't Want

Turning a single pointed word into a fuller two-word phrase, without correcting.

🎯 Expansion & Recasting

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When a toddler says a single word, repeating it back as a fuller phrase — without correcting or making a big deal of it — is a well-documented way caregivers naturally scaffold longer sentences.

Phrases in this lesson

要糖

yào táng

不要

bú yào

要抱抱

yào bào bào

要出去

yào chū qù

不要睡觉

bú yào shuì jiào

要喝水

yào hē shuǐ

要饼干

yào bǐng gān

不要洗澡

bú yào xǐ zǎo

要看书

yào kàn shū

要妈妈

yào mā ma

不要这个

bú yào zhè ge

要玩球

yào wán qiú

不要吃药

bú yào chī yào

要坐车

yào zuò chē

要穿鞋

yào chuān xié

不要下车

bú yào xià chē

要自己走

yào zì jǐ zǒu

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