I used this phrase for years as a speech-language pathologist and I still use it every day with dogs: “We can say…” It’s powerful because it centers your role as the teacher. Your job isn’t to make a learner say a specific word at a specific time. Your job is to open up the world of language. You get to show what there is to talk about and how to use words to do it! “We can say…” also expands communication beyond just asking for things. “We can say ‘Dad outside’ when Dad steps out the door. “We