
Talk my boy! Talk!
Master A has had his first speech therapy session. It was more of an assessment and action plan but this is what was needed. The speech therapist agreed that there is a problem with Master A’s speech. She gave me a few ideas on what to do to help him speak. Some very good ideas as well.
I got the letter through the post with a summary of the appointment, it made me cry. Reading “…is a lovely little boy who is experiencing significant speech and language delay/disorder” wasn’t something I wanted to read, well apart from the lovely boy part.
I hope that with what they have given me and the fact that he is going to have some sessions to help make sure that what I am doing is right for him, he will soon be talking. The speech therapist is right, he is a lovely boy and certainly deserves to be talking.
Just imagine how much fun him and his sister will have if he was talking..or perhaps they will be arguing?
I have noticed that interactive toys help Master A to at least try to communicate. We have an ELC Phonics Alphabet Desk which a fantastic toy that a child can learn so much using! So I think I need to investigate what other toys can help as well as doing the activities recommended by the speech therapist.
Any recommendations, ideas, suggestions would be very welcome right now. I just want my boy to talk.
The big thing we found with speech is to help him learn how to use his muscles. Practice the sounds with him facing you. So practice f repeat fffff for fish. The sound not the letter. The key is he needs to see how you move your mouth. We used to give our son a treat and did actions whilst doing it to make it fun.
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