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I would try Baby bumblebee videos.  They are very repetative and promote  useful language.  They have done WONDERS for my dd.I got Baby Bumblebee videos for my ds, but by then he quit watching tv so my dd watched them.  Very good for NT kids too.  I agree that's fantastic! My boys are at the peak right now for echolalia, they repeat just about everything. They didn't really start doing that until about 3.5. As said I say the same thing everytime, and I say it a few times. The first thing that caught their attention was the sing-songyness of the phrase. I would hear them repeat the canatation (I think that's the word I'm looking for) but without words. It would uh-uh-uh but in the exact same way I just said the words. That went on for quite a while. Now they are saying the actual words. And they are rapidly increasing in the independent speech department, so it isn't all echolalia. WHat gets me is when we go to the store and Nikolas is repeating the spanish he hears other children saying. All I can think is oh wow, bilingual echolalia. LOL!

Thanks for the ideas! Bilingual echolalia LOL!

Well, that is just fantastic! Echolalia is the best precursor to more functional
language. On the other hand, you might want to start censoring the things
she's hearing on TV now---never know WHAT she'll say next

Rozie is nonverbal but  I noticed a couple nights ago she was talking (babbling)when the warning was coming on the TV.  I think I was watching American Dad.

Everytime the text screen came on before the show and the voice over guy would say: " Due to the graphic nature of this program..." she was babbling right along with him and she would stop when he stopped.  She did it everytime and there were at least 5 breaks.    I have never seen her do this before; talking in sync or whatever this is.

Any ideas on how to use this to my advantage and get more productive verbal out of her? 

maybe you could using  the same phrases around the house,  for instance if you are going to do the dishes always say,  "time to do the dishes" or time to play with blocks,  or if you are going shopping always say,  what are we buying at the store today??  Maybe hearing these over and over may click with her,  because it sounds like the repetitivness is what is catching her attention,   but of course i'm not a professional so my advice is at your own risk 
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