Don’t don’t don’t. Don’t have music playing in the background when you have a speech delayed child is just one more don’t I had to learn. It makes it extra difficult for them to focus on the speech around them; harder to differentiate the separate sounds against the background noise; the wall of noise inhibitingContinue reading “Talking in borrowed words”
Tag Archives: Speech Therapy
Language disorders at primary age
Squid has done marvellously well. ‘Just outside the range of normal’ for understanding, grammar and language. Her NHS speech therapist wants to move her onto only speech sound targets for the next block. Apart from ‘just outside the range of normal’ means that on every test they administer she scores between 5% and 10% lessContinue reading “Language disorders at primary age”
Baby Sid #1
Baby Sid came to play today. Squid as Baby Sid wears a babygrow and does the craziest things. He climbs on the table. He pours sand in his hair. He sucks pennies. He likes to be settled down in a cot with a bottle of warm milk. Most of all – Squid as Baby SidContinue reading “Baby Sid #1 “
Speech therapy without words
Squid doesn’t talk; her brother doesn’t listen. I suspect they are showing sides of the same traits – somehow those brain connections that register words seem to form more slowly and be more fragile than the average. I found an interesting article by Nina Kraus In Nature Neuroscience Reviews studying the effect of music training onContinue reading “Speech therapy without words”
Miaow, miaow – I’m a cow
Miaow, miaow – I’m a cow // Miaow, miaow- I’m a cow // NOOOO Beep, beep – I’m a sheep //Beep, beep – I’m a sheep // YEAHHH Long car trip sing-a-long for Squid (helpful YouTube inspiration from eldest child). Animal noises, easy lyrics and belly laughs. Brilliant
Free Printable Flip Up Pronoun Speech Cards
Today Squid is poorly home from school, and Mum is low on inspiration, so we will be working though some activities gleaned from the Internet. I found these beautiful free printables on pronouns. The link explains them, but I had to go to ‘teachers pay teachers’ to download it (for free). I hope she lovesContinue reading “Free Printable Flip Up Pronoun Speech Cards”
Words wanted; will pay biscuits
My speech therapist advises Hanen inspired approaches which involve a lot of pregnant pauses to give your child the opportunity to speak, without ever pressuring them. My mother-in-law, however, won’t hand over biscuits without a credible attempt to request it politely. A standoff. Subliminal calculation of grandmotherly intransigence versus grandmotherly generosity. Then she acquiesces. SheContinue reading “Words wanted; will pay biscuits “
I see the past
I see the little boy who would get so angry that he wouldn’t be understood – but I need to blink him away. The real boy is up on stage projecting his voice so that the whole hall can hear him. I see the little boy who would be too shy to socialise – butContinue reading “I see the past “
SALT for my Squid 