sometimes i'm so proud

on tuesdays and thursdays i teach a short "baby class" in the afternoons. these are kids who range from 9 months (!) to 2 years old and the classes are held with their mothers. when space opens up in my regular daytime class, and the kids are at least two years old, they get to move into the regular class.
right now, i've got two kids who were in the afternoon class who have just started the regular class. they've been in the regular class only since march 1. when i had them in the baby class, they were pretty smart, but they didn't speak very much.
what i mean, is that they could touch the color red if i asked them to, but they wouldn't say the word red.
after being in the regular class for such a short time, they are starting to speak so frequently. it really amazes me.
for example, today i was alone with gou. he had done a poopoo during "outside" play time (we were actually playing inside, in the gym due to yucky weather), so i took him upstairs to change his diaper. i'm talking to him the whole time, just saying the things that i am doing:
"let's take off your jacket."
"and your shoes."
blahblah. but he kept repeating me. saying everything that i was saying. it totally blew my mind.

Tags: esl, teaching, toddlers

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