Step 2e. Providing the toddler with meaningful verbal feedback
Responding to a toddler’s communicative attempts with words, or meaningful verbal feedback, gives the child a model while they are sharing attention with the interventionist.
EXAMPLE
A minimally verbal toddler may be trying to place a puzzle piece and say,
“Ta!”
The interventionist, available and engaged, can respond,
“Stuck! That piece is stuck! Let’s turn it.”