Is my 4 year old behind..and how can I help him?
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Joesmom | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 11:51 am     My 4 year old recently had his 4-yr checkup at the doctor. (I figured 4 was a good time for a 4yr old check-up.) His doctor said it was nothing to worry about (I hate it when they say that), but that I should keep and eye (ear?) on Joseph's speech. I always thought he was pronouncing pretty well. He still says "w" instead of "r", and "t" instead of "k", but I thought he was doing ok. (of course, I think that he's the smartest, cutest kid ever!!!) My extended family loves to get him to talk about our "kitty" (substitue "t" sound)!! Are there any speech people out there who could tell me some exercises to do with him to learn these sounds? Is he behind? You other moms with 4 year olds- how are your kids doing with this. I know there are lots of more serious issues out there and I KNOW I am very blessed to have a healthy child, but I thought I would come here for some wisdom and encouragement. |
Ddr1135 | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 12:02 pm     Joesmom, my 15 year old had speech and language development problems when he was a toddler all stemming from fluid in the inner ear that had gone undetected. When I had him tested at 4 years old he was speaking at a 2 year 6 month level, six months after surgery he had gone to 4 years, 9 months. Combined with all of the above, he was also identified as having a lateral thrust, which is basically the way he was pushing air through his mouth in pronouncing words. Immediately after surgery, he started working with a speech/language delay therapist. We first started by going three times a week, then two, then eventually down to once a week. I cannot stress how much this helped him. I regret not acting on his speech problems sooner, so I wouldn't hesitate telling you not to delay in seeking help. You might want to check into your insurance and see if it would pay for speech therapy. Some school systems have programs set up for pre schoolers who need speech therapy. Good Luck! |
Reader234 | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 12:02 pm     Hi Joe's mom!! I've btdt, my (now 18yr old college son *brag*) son is hard of hearing, so its very different, he had a moderate/severe hearing loss... the one thing we worked with him is reading. It seems so simple, and yet, it makes a world of difference!! You read a story, he reads a story. In the books we read to him there would be vocabulary he wouldnt know, but he wouldnt question it, we would tease - put him at ease!! him, but then have him repeat words. We also (he was very delayed,and it was something to worry about, so its very different than your situation) We also put words on things, and made him look at us when he talked. We would sign "dont forget the "s" and sign "s", dont forget the "f" then sign "f", those are letters/sounds he will never hear. Endings were difficult for him too.. Now, maybe a speech person will back this one up, but they had him chew tootsie rolls!! IT helps with tongue, and mouth movements!! At least once or twice a day, after he went through flash cards (picture cards, sequence cards... a three card story sequence... gets him to talk, what is first?, what comes next? what is last? You can get these by making them from magazines, newspapers , draw, like fairy tales or simple play situations - playground empty, playground with kids, playground at night...abc, 123, etc. Good luck!! And if you invest in this time with him, just think how much more confident he'll be in school!! I know there are lots of places that sell for homeschooling, and there are support groups for homeschooling, even preschool homeschools. You may even check with your school district and see if they have early intervention testing, I know our speech teacher does test and work with preschoolers, it wouldnt hurt to call and ask!! (they do test 4yr old for next years kindergarten needs!! oh and its free!!) PS I forgot to mention I'm a certified teacher also!!
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Crossfire | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 12:10 pm     Bummer, I had therapy for r's when I was a tyke, but I can't remember the specifics. I know there were verbal exercises that I absolutely hated, and to this day, an R does not feel right rolling off my tongue. (Which kind of sucks given that my name has two of them in it.) My speech problems were attributed to hearing loss, basically I never knew I wasn't saying the same thing everyone else was until it was pointed out to me. |
Tabbyking | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 12:33 pm     my son has a hearing loss and no speech problems and he was born in massachusetts. my daughter has no hearing loss, wasn't born in massachusetts and could not say her 'r' properly. (people kept saying, 'well, she's from boston, right?' uh, no. and has never been there and i never spoke like a bostonian, but always a 'newscaster californian'. anyway, dd went to speech therapy in 3rd and 4th grades and is past it now. she would say 'squeal' for 'squirrel' and 'kiwi' for 'curly', etc. i knew not to be 'offended' when the school suggested speech therapy because i asked a teacher i really admire about my dd and the teacher told me she had trouble understanding dd sometimes and that she thought the speech class would help. our suburban still has BLUKOW license plates because dd could not say blue car, but she can now! check into the speech therapy, because what we think is cute may be something your child's peers might tease about. and what we can understand because we are with our kids 24/7, might not be 'clear' to someone else. when your child goes to kindergarten, he should be automatically evaluated by the school for speech therapy or checked out if a teacher notices a problem with understanding him. it could be that joseph will be using the proper sounds on his own in another year, but just be aware as the doctor pointed out. |
Wargod | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 12:50 pm     Same as Cross here. 7 years speech therapy for several letters including that pain in the neck r which I still can't pronounce right, and all due to a slight hearing loss in each ear. Besides the verbal exercise, there was singing, reading silly poems, and playing board games where you had to tell every move you made. Besides the schools and your doctor check into community services...our hospital has a speech therapy group for young kids that meets a couple times a week. Even if you can't get him into speech therapy, they may be able to offer more suggestions for exercises at home. I'm thinking the schools and doctors would be more than willing to offer suggestions if it means getting your son on the right track now. Good luck to you guys. What you look at as working to correct a speech problem with him, he may see as fun and games and more time with mom. As long as he thinks he's playing it could be fun for him. Reader, I used to get a peice of candy after each therapy session, but I always thought it was because he put me through hell three times a week! There was nothing more frustrating than being asked to repeat "world" 12 times and still not getting it right! |
Wargod | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 12:54 pm     Oh and yep, they do evaluate in kindergarten and are catching a whole lot of kids with speech problems. When I was in it there was so few kids that the speech therapist drove a bus around town..two schools a day, four times a week, and on Fridays to the kids who needed an extra day. Now our school has its own speech therapist who is kept busy most of the week. My sons first grade class had five kids out of twenty last year who were in speech therapy. On the plus side, most of them will only be in it for a couple years. |
Julieboo | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 01:40 pm     It may be different in Alabama, but here in Illinois, you can have him evaluated (I think it is called early bird screening) thru the school district. My son is currently in speech therapy (and has been for 2 years). Call your school-the one that he'll go to kindergarten at and ask them. Ryan is also in the Readiness Program, which is like a prekindergarten that gets kids ready for kindergarten. That is also thru the school district-so it is FREE!!! PS When did Joseph turn 4? |
Julieboo | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 01:41 pm     I have a question to moms of 4 year olds. Can your 4 year old write his/her name and/or draw a face? |
Lostintheglades | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 01:46 pm     My oldest daughter took speech therapy when she started school. Her r's sounded like w's. I'm pretty sure most school systems will offer the classes like Julie said so I would fret over it too much. She's now 20 and in college. |
Rissa | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 01:52 pm     I have three girls, all three of which had speech problems resulting in speech therapy from ages 4 to about grade 2. I was told the following (all of which should be taken which a grain of salt IMO) 1) My eldest was an extremely early speaker. Was using whole sentences, complex words and reading btn 2 and 3. Was told that she was just excelling in one area at the expense of another (clarity) instead of self-balancing the two skills. One year therapy pre-school and two years while in school until her teacher said she could understand her. Is now perfectly clear in her speech. 2) Middle child and youngest can be grouped... same problem... LAZY (not in a bad way, more like lazy-eye syndrome). Had older sibling who doted on them and therefore *translated*, so the NEED wasn't there to be as clear. Once in school they both needed to shape up so they could talk to other kids and they did. Therapy in kindergarten and grade one. My seven year old is still in therapy but about to be booted because problem is virtually gone. I wouldn't avoid ruling out other factors but what all of the various therapists told me was that kids develop DOZENS of different skills at different ages. My kid might speak at a year and concentrate on that skill to the exlusion of .. perhaps standing. Your kid might be able to run and jump by two while mine is still keeping a hand on the wall. I am trying to be reassuring. RFLOL Hope that came across, am in a rush to meet hubby. Anyway, listen to doctor.. keep an eye on it but don't worry. Kids just get a kick out of giving you neurosis. PS My suggestion is just continually correcting. It took me a long time to not feel like I would be digging at their self-esteem doing this but it is helpfull. If he wants milk, he has to say it clear or the answer is no. Not at all meanly, just say you cannot understand him.. is he trying to say M I L K? Repeat.. MILK? Ok honey. That type of thing. Also when I read to them, they would repeat certain sentences... "The dog said Peek-a-boo" Can you say "peak-a-boo". |
Adven | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 02:04 pm     Joesmom (and Julieboo), children go through clearly documented developmental stages and they go through them at different rates. Particularly when they are young, there can be quite a discrepancy between one child's cognitive development and another's. Male children are notorious for developing more slowly than females. Generally, if there is no significant underlying problem, even a fairly significant gap will be closed by age 9 or 10. The best rule of thumb, unless there is an obvious problem, is to wait until they are school age. If a problem exists, their early school performance will highlight it. In the case of your child, Joesmom, where a doctor has expressed mild concern, I would take him to an audiologist, but I would not get into the whole issue of speech therapy unless the audiologist recommends it. Children pick up speech by a complex mix of encoding and mimickry. This involves a fair amount of risk-taking in trying out speech patterns and anything that makes the child feel he/she is doing something "wrong" may inhibit this process. Just make sure you pronounce words clearly and properly and your child will likely become self-correcting over time. |
Wargod | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 02:29 pm     Julie, Caleb at 4 could write his name, was begining to read, and draw stick figures with a face on them. Dakota at 4 could recognize her name written, spell it, and attempt to write it, you just couldn't figure out what it was unless she told you. Her drawings of people were also diffrent. She always left the body out, and usually ears too. She turned 5 Sept. 14 and has been in school since July. One of the best ways to get her writing better has been rainbow writing. Write the name, or letter, or numbers in pencil, then give them crayons and they trace it with each crayon over and over again until they run out of colors. The improvement is great! Drawing self portraits is a way of testing their development now in kindergarten. She had all the parts where they should be (eyes, nose, mouth, body and arms and legs where they should be.) But her drawing was missing ears, and her eyes were a different color. When asked about the ears, she said they were behind her hair, lol, but was able to point out where they should be. Her teacher took blame for the eyes since she gave Dakota the choice between blue and green. Depending on what she's weearing her eyes appear to change back and forth. I have to remind myself constantly that just because Caleb was more advanced than Kota, it means nothing more than he was an older 5 year old than she is. She's right where she should be for her age, just as he was right where he should have been. |
Texannie | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 02:34 pm     Julieboo, drawing a face/person is a test they use in school almost every year in elementary school. The degree in which they include detail (hair, eyes, nose, mouth, teeth, fingers ect) give them benchmarks. Sorry, I don't know what the benchmarks are, but that does tell you why they are always having the kids draw a self portrait at the beginning and ending of the school year (even when my babies were in nursery school they did this) It can really be quite fun to look at. I didn't see where Joesmom said her son had a hearing delay, did I miss something? If there are not, I would do what the doctor says and just watch. Perhaps without making him self conscious, just mirror proper pronunciation and have him repeat it. Good luck! |
Wargod | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 02:36 pm     LOL, Adven, I was trying to say that but was stumbling so badly I finally gave up! There's a big difference between older/younger 4 year olds and older/younger 5 year olds. Which I have been learning first hand the last few months. When Caleb turned 5 he was still in preschool, so by the time he'd been in kindergarten a few months, he was doing things she hasn't started yet, because she started kindergarten at 4. |
Karuuna | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 04:01 pm     I'm with Adven (who'da thunk it?! ) Get a hearing exam, and don't worry too much. When my son started kindergarten they evaluated his speech and found all kinds of problems, none of which turned out to be anything but his own timetable for learning things. You might also get a dental checkup, sometimes the inability to produce certain sounds has to do with dental problems as well. If you get all that checked out, and there are no major issues, just sit back and relax! There are lots of other parental worries to keep you busy!  |
Adven | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 04:25 pm     I think hell just froze over. Kar and I just agreed on something. This is good. Before you know it, Kar, you'll be starting threads in Adven's Reality Marathon. |
Reiki | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 04:28 pm     Joesmom, I am a secretary in my school district's special education department and work primarily with the preschool aged children. Check with your pediatrician to see if they can recommend/refer you for a speech SCREENING. A screening will be able to tell you if you need to have a more extensive speech evaluation done. If so you can contact your local school district's Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) to have additional assessment. Articulation errors at that age are common and some are considered "age-appropriate". Intelligibility of speech will be an important factor. Can you understand him? Can a stranger understand him? Will his speech delays adversely affect his ability to learn? If the CPSE (which the parent is considered a member of) determines that your child is eligible for services he will have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) with goals and objectives for his therapist to work on. If your child in not eligible for preschool services the evaluator should be able to tell you if his articulation errors are something you should monitor. They should also be able to provide you with some exercises you can do at home. Sometimes you can get some sessions of speech therapy under your insurance. Keep in mind that all 4 years would benefit from speech therapy, but not all of them NEED it. All services at the preschool age are voluntary and if your child never receives services his records become sealed unless you release them. (I am stickler about this. I won't give out preschool info to anyone - even district staff - without the parent signing a release. Ask your district about their confidentiality procedures.) I know our district does a speech screening for all kindergarten students. If you have the other testing done now and he doesnt qualify for speech, at least you will have base-line testing if anything concerning comes up during his kindergarten screening. Joesmom, if you have any questions during any of this process you can leave a message in my folder here or you can email me (see my profile). Just put TVCH in your subject line so I don't think you are SPAM. Please don't hesitate to ask. It's what I do |
Tagurit | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 04:47 pm     Joesmom - don't stress to much. There are times I will catch my 4y/o ds saying "w" instead of "r" and I correct him. We say the word several times and he is fine. He can do it. I find that if he is tired or talking to fast that this is when it occurs. If you listen and see a pattern, I am sure you would be able to correct it. If not, then definitely see someone to help put your mind at ease. Julieboo - my ds can write his name. He knows how it is spelled and will write it. He also knows how to write all the alphabet - in capital. I make time each and every day to go over it with him. Now that he has gotten that, we will be doing it in small letters. We are starting to put words together too. I tried there for awhile with my ds to work on writing and he would put up a wall. As soon as I noticed he was comfortable, like trying to write them when he was alone, then we proceeded. He does draw people. Although, his poor people don't have a neck or a lot of a body. LONG arms and legs though. lol |
Karuuna | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 05:41 pm     Adven wrote:
Quote:I think hell just froze over. Kar and I just agreed on something. This is good. Before you know it, Kar, you'll be starting threads in Adven's Reality Marathon.
It ain't that cold in hell yet, honey. But I am putting on my parka!  |
Azriel | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 07:12 pm     Joesmom, I'm not a professional, but it could simply be that your son continues to use the wrong pronunciation because he sees that you and your family thinks it's cute to mispronounce the words. When babies are learning, the positive reaction of a smile or laugh can encourage them to continue the mispronunciation. You should talk to the rest of the family and ask them to quit encouraging your son to say words that that they think are funny and please hold off the smiles and laughs when your son mispronounces a word. They don't have to be negative. Just try to keep a neutral face when he mispronounces and reply back to your son with a sentence that uses the correct pronunciation and smile. |
Pixie | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 07:55 pm     My 5 yr old son (6 in Jan.) was finally diagnosed ADHD in July after 2 years of my trying to find someone who would diagnose. At 4 yrs he said "w" for "r" etc. Just by practicing with him as the opportunity arose his speech improved. He has made even more improvement since starting kindergarten. As for writing his name...he could not hold a pencil or crayon, could not write anything or draw anything and showed no interest what-so-ever in coloring at 4 or 5. After begining to take medication for ADHD and starting kindergarten he can now write his name and several other letters. He can use siscors rather well and he is begining to color within the lines. He is still behind but has made marked improvement. All this to add my two cents... all children learn differently and at different rates. Who knows what "normal" is anyway? Yes, there are certain benchmarks that schools expect students to meet, but failing to meet one or more of the benchmarks does not mean that your chid is a failure. (I am also a certified secondary teacher.) |
Reiki | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 08:48 pm     Writing his name and using scissors are skills that a child typically learns in kindergarten. A kindergarten teacher will be a happy if a child knows his/her own name when school starts in September. At 4-5 years old they look for a child to be able to draw a circle an X (or +) and to cut a straight line. Here is a site with more information about developmental milestones: Early Childhood Direction Center Sure kids develop at different rates. Some kids can go on and do just fine without any services. But some kids can't and parents should always be aware of what help is available should they need it. Just as if you would take a child do the eye doctors if you suspect a vision problem, if you suspect a learning, speech or motor problem there are resources out there. |
Whit4you | Friday, October 10, 2003 - 10:21 pm     I still remember being four - (6 and 8) and not being able to say R .. or P It seemed to be a big concern for all those around me... personally I thought they were being silly. R's and P's were so irrelivant to me even if I couldn't SAY the word IRRELEVANT. I'm being serious though really. As I type this I can't help but think of all the things I couldn't say at 4... (6 and 8) yer only reall concern is if he can't understand things (those things that have the letter R in them.. not if he can personally pronounce them.) Yes, I suppose I'm not an expert... but I'm just an expert in my own case... my sister could say her R's (and P's) - but there's no comparison to her and I 15 yrs later... I was so adimant with my son - when he was in kindergarten that HIS way wasn't necissarly WRONG - but it'd help him to do it 'their' way - so 'they' would understand him. Yer son is doing fine.. he's not behind in MY opinion - but then I'm NOT a doc am I. But then those same docs would have placed ME behind my future drug-addicted-meth--morphine-addict-abusive mom sis.. eh? cause I couldn't say my R's? I remember melting crayons in the field at 5.. I remember more than I'd care to share about those years... but I do['t remember when I actually learned to say them (my R's and P's) - (Just remember the hell people put me through for NOT being able to say them.. funny though I actually remember that as one of my few fond memories of childhood lol) I'd love to use myself as an example - and say someone who can't say their R's (and P's) at 4 is above the norm - cause I was - for most of my life above the norm... but I suppose since a few extremes in my late 30's changed all of that you can't think "Well Whit couldn't say her R's and she turned out totally successful ..." - but I sure hope you know the reason my totally succesful life hit the skids wasn't cause I couldn't say my R's and P's at 4... caused that skid. Fact is - my determination at 4 yrs old NOT to let those around me make ME feel abnormal cause *I* wasn't weird (say that without the R hehe...) I just never accepted this stupid English language well - which is why I'm a total Gallagher fan... DUMB? D U M B? CUMB? C O M E ? Uh no. The enlgish language is a joke - hopefully you'll never make yer son feel slow or special or inadeuqate in any way cause he doesn't follow like a lemming this joke of a language.... I couldn't say my R's .. or my P's - but I did get 100% on every College English test (ya.. I did .. these dots are cause I want them .. dammit... LOL Yer son's gonna be fine hun... forget the R's - he will learn em later... for now enjoy yer special language. Sorta reminds me of my best friends twin boys. They literally had their own language - in complete sentences... it was amazing. We all watched them in aw when they were 2...3 yrs old and talked this special language... their mom seemed to know some of it - at least enough to respond. But the two of them from birth seemed to understand everything the other said. As time went on they were forced to join OUR language...and seem to have forgotten their own. THey are in jr high now and both straight A students... so clearly them not speaking OUR language wasn't a sign of being 'slow' - I'm betting a sign of being gifted... NOT being able to say R .. or S or some other letter is defnately a handicap in today's society but it's definately NOT a sign of being slow.. no I'm not an expert but I was there... lol. I don't really care if I'm not an expert - I just know from first hand experience... that not being able to say yer friggen R's is not any indication that you are slow and f' the doc's or experts who think so....  |
Aus10 | Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 04:19 am     I couldn't agree with Whit's last paragraph anymore!!! Son sounded like Elmer Fudd till quite late. We did the early pre-screen thing in Illinois when he was four, and they weren't concerned with his speech at that time...they were more concencered with his motor skills which were horrible (his penmanship still is)and him answering questions wrong. They ask him questions like.."What is a spoon made out of (I'll never forget that one!)? What is a house made of?.... I'll never forget what I was feeling when I walked out of there, after them telling me my child was going to be "slow." Maybe that's why it was so self-satisfying sitting at graduation watching him give his salutatorian speech, looking over at the ladies who told me that... |
Julieboo | Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 06:33 am     I was super surprised to find out my son had some OT isses when they were evaluating him for speech. He didn't even say mama til he was 28 months. That is quite delayed. He started speech at about 24 months and also OT (occupational therapy) for some fine motor skills-which shocked me, cuz he could build very tall towers with blocks. He had/has some sensory issues too. At that time, they said he had Apraxia. (kinda like a wire mix-up in the brain, where the brain knows what he wants to say, but the mouth doesn't get the message...) Now he can talk a lot. He uses words that blows my mind. I know he is very smart. But he does that fronting thing (Kiddieland is Tittyland, cake is take). He'll also leave some last letters off, like perfect is perfeck. He has an IEP and is getting speech and OT plus the readiness for kindergarten classes. I do think I will hold him back a year as he has a late birthday anyways. He cannot draw/write much, however he can spell many words, knows the alphabet, can count to 100, etc. He is also very impulsive. I wonder if he does have ADHD, Pixie, if you've read this far, how did it come about that you wanted him diagnosed? (What made you suspicious about ADHD?) I don't think Ryan has it because if you read him a book, he will sit totaly still and engaged thru the whole book. But sometimes he gets sooo hyper and think maybe he does have it. |
Julieboo | Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 06:45 am     (He just asked what noctural meant. Yesterday he asked what mental attitude was. Where does he get this stuff?) |
Sia | Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 07:52 pm     Whew, I just read this entire thread from the beginning to this point. Many people have given some excellent advice, Joe'sMom. Here's my : in the county where I live two different agencies exist which will evaluate infants and children at no charge in order to screen for developmental delays, hearing and/or speech difficulties, etc. I was worried about my son's hearing when he was two weeks old and contacted one of the agencies, who evaluated him. I was told there was no cause for concern, but they offered to have my baby tested by an audiologist (with the headphones and special machine), which I didn't go ahead and do. His hearing is fine; he was a lazy, sleepy baby and just ignored lots of noises. I'd contact an early intervention specialist for an evaluation, then follow up with whatever exercises and/or speech therapy are recommended. Best of luck with this. Mispronouncing words is quite common in young children and the problem can disappear on its own, but sometimes the job is made easier with professional help. My teaching certificates have expired since I've been staying home taking care of my two babies, but my areas of certification are English 7-12 and Learning Disabilities/Behavioral Disorders Kindergarten-12. (Don't we have lots of people here at TVCH in the field of education?) |
Pamy | Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 08:10 pm     This happened to my son, he failed a hearing test at school. We took him to the doc and found there was tons of was in his ears. These used a water pick to get all the wax out. I could not believe what came out of his ears!! Chunks of wax hard as rocks the size of dimes! The next day he was very sensitive to sound.His speach improved dramatically within a few days!!! and so did his learning. |
Joesmom | Monday, October 13, 2003 - 06:27 am     Hey guys, I just wanted to say thanks for everyone who took the time to respond to me!! I think, we as parents, want our children to be perfect and tend to get nervous when someone suggests they are not. I know that Joseph is very smart and a thinker. He is understood by me all of the time and by others 95% of the time. It's just a few sounds that he can't make. I'm almost positive that his hearing is not an issue. It seems more of a tongue placement thing. (Does that make sense?) I was looking in the mirror the other day and making the r and w sounds to watch my tongue...you know, to see if I could show him the difference. I'm sure I was interesting to watch..lol. I will check into the school district here about early intervention. He is in a K-4 program at the daycare he attends. His teacher looked at me like I was crazy when I mentioned his speech. She thinks he's doing fine. I will check though, and see if there are exercises I can do with him. However, as Whit said, I don't want to stress him out about this. I will do what I can and let him progress naturally. I'm sure when he's 15 I will miss his sweet mispronunciations. THANK YOU SO MUCH everyone, for your responses!! I'm so glad Big Brother brought me here!!! |
Joesmom | Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 06:47 am     Just a note to all... I called the Board of Education in my county and have put in the works for Joseph to be evaluated by a speech therapist at the school he will attend. They were so nice and helpful. I feel good about this move and I will find out if he needs work or if his speech is just an age appropriate problem. So, peace of mind for Mom will be found!! thanks again! |
Karuuna | Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 09:01 am     Joesmon, thanks for keeping us updated! Let us know how it turns out! |
Marysafan | Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 09:40 am     Take heart Joesmom. Our granddaughter had speeck problems at the age due to tongue displacement problems (a notorious thumb sucker). She would say "Yake" for Jake for example. They started her in speech therapy when she started school. She LOVED it...and now she is 8 and has the most beautiful and distinctive speech. I am sure she is now well ahead of children her age. |
Reader234 | Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 08:15 pm     WTG team!! Thanks joesmom for the update, will continue to check!! |
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