Hi! i’m new to this web site and I was hoping someone would have to helpful advise or ideas. My son who is 7, has been in special education since preschool, and he was just diagnoised with a very severe language base learning disability and an anxiety disorder. He is a very visual learner. We do 240 minutes of speech therepy and he spends 3 hours a day with his resource teacher. He is doing very well at school, but I need help on the homefront. I want to be able to help bridge the gap between his visual and verbal skills. Any advise would be grateful. Nichole
Re: Language base learning disability
Thanks for the advise. I’ll try it. My son only gets 40 minutes of speech therepy per week. The speech person who tested him said sign language wouldn’t help because everyone around him would have to use sign language also. I asked the same question when we found out his diabillity. I’m not sure what all they use with him, I’m sure if i ask they will tell me.
well in your post you said
he got 240 minutes of speech a week…maybe it was a typo? so he only gets 40 minutes a week or 2 x 20?
Re: Language base learning disability
Yeah 2x 20 min per week. Now we are trying to get aprroval from insurace to goto the university. they have a really great speech therepy program here, so we are trying to get in there for added speech therepy.
sign would help
I have seen remarkable gains in my non-verbal kids by teaching them signs and gerstural movements along with music. The signs give them a way to communicate and many times this is what they need to deal with their frustrations. Many of the ASL signs also mimic gestures we would use to represent things when playing charades. You should give it a try.
sign would help
I have seen remarkable gains in my non-verbal kids by teaching them signs and gerstural movements along with music. The signs give them a way to communicate and many times this is what they need to deal with their frustrations. Many of the ASL signs also mimic gestures we would use to represent things when playing charades. You should give it a try.
spelling test
I tried something I read on this web site about making flash cards using different color to write the words, and it worked. My son passed his spelling test. all 5 words were right. He seemed to connect the colors and the words.
your son is getting 4 hours of speech a week? I would focus on enriching his world with music especially at home. That way you can be his mom and have fun.
I am an SLP and I work with Severely disabled kids. I have found much success in doing sign language, movement and songs together. One CD I love is by Cathy Bollinger called Sounds for Speech. It teaches articulation in a fun way… You can check out products from Super Duper. Also does your son use PECS?