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27 %u00a9 Elklan Training Limited 2025Elklan Supporting Gestalt Language Processing %u2013 a Total Communication ApproachAnother example: single word plus physical gestalt at GLP Stage 1Example single word at GLP Stage 3The word %u2018dance%u2019 is used by child V in the context of dancing so it might be misinterpreted as a generated single word. Detective work shows V is using the word %u2018dance%u2019 with the same intonation. It is delayed echolalia, said exactly how it is spoken at the source and is used with the physical gestalt of copying the exact dance.DanceHere, the word %u2018dance%u2019 is used to indicate wanting to dance. The child said %u2018dance%u2019 and chose the music she wanted to dance to on her iPad. The child said the word %u2018dance%u2019 with their own intonation and the word maps onto the conventional meaning of %u2018to dance%u2019. It is therefore a GLP Stage 3 single word.DanceM said %u2018Kick%u2019 when waiting by the door before leaving to go to the pool. It is recognised this came from M%u2019s parents saying, %u2018Kick kick kick%u2019 when they swam, thus indicating that %u2018Kick%u2019 means %u2018swimming%u2019. The context helps to give clues about the meaning of the single word gestalts and then they can be understood when used in different situations.Kick