Bee's Dictionary Updated

Word                                Sounds Like

Yes                                  Yeah

No                                    Naow

Ta                                    Gaa

Thank you                         Guy-or / Guy-oo

Car                                  Bum bum

Ball                                  A-bawl

Monkey                             Ooo ooo

All gone                            Uh gnnn

Baby                                Ba ba

Hello                                Hey-yo / Hiya

Bye bye                            G-bye / Be bye

Dog                                  Uff uff
Food                                Num nums
More                                Moh

Bubbles                            Bu-bull

Door                                Dior

Up                                   Up

Keys                                Daa

Bag                                 Ba

Play-Doh                          Bawl

*New*                             Sounds Like

Bed                                 Ba

Chair                               Ka

Book                               Booo

Outside                           A-hide

Boat                               Ba

People                             Sounds Like

Mummy                            Mama

Daddy                              Da-de / de-de

Grandma                          Gam-ma / Gram

Great-Grandma                  Noo noo
Clare                               A-Ka
Gem                                Dem


Makaton Signs
Yes
No
More
Book
Finished
Bubbles
Bed
Please
Thank you

We are still struggling a little with Bee's words that sound similar, like 'bed', 'ball' and 'boat' and she can get very frustrated when we don't understand her. We get around it by pointing and letting Bee answer 'yes' or 'no'. It's not a perfect system but it's working for now and 31 words is a huge achievement.