language delays and comprehension

While my daughter did not have a language delay, she does have a speech/language learning disability.

I would buy the book “Reading Reflex” and teach your child how to read yourself. I used that book and my daughter finally did learn to read. The school didn’t teach her, I did. It’s not hard and if you make mistakes, just go back and redo it. I would definitly use this book. It will teach your child to read although it might take some time.

Also, I would go to audiblox2000.com and look into their program. They have a language component which has helped my daughter A LOT with both expressive and receptive language. Her memory and comprehension has improved A LOT too. That’s due to the whole program. We’ve been doing it for a year and we’ll probably still do it for at least another few months.

Good Luck. Believe in your child and yourself and you can work wonders!

and I second the recommendation to buy this book. It teaches a parent how to teach reading and doesn’t assume any prior teaching experience. The approach usually works better than anything a school typically provides.

We did PACE (Processing and Cognitive Enhancement, http://www.learninginfo.com). Both Audiblox and PACE are cognitive training programs that are usually helpful, so I second the recommendation for Audiblox also (or PACE, if you can afford it).

Mary

Can you tell me about the language component of Audioblox? My son’s receptive lanaguage improved a lot with Fast Forward but we haven’t seen much improvement in his expressive. My son’s major problem is syntex and morphology. His sentence structure and grammar is immature.

Beth,

Just go to audiblox2000.com and there’s a place there you can request information. Or better yet, order their book which explains their whole program. The name of the book is The Right to Read. It’s a very simple program. The basic premise of audiblox is everything you know you have been taught or you have learned. (everything except basic instincts) So, if you can’t read or do math you haven’t been taught the underlying foundation that needs to be in place before you can learn to read or do math well.

As for the language program. Look into it. It’s so simple and it works so well. My daughter’s expressive language is so much better than it was just 4 months ago let alone a year ago. Is she out of the woods? No and maybe she will always have difficulty with language issues, but this program works and it works well.

This is a sidebar on my experience with receptive language. I have two college degrees, am fairly intelligent and have a huge vocabulary. However, we recently had a man at our house to talk about residing the house. He was very good at explaining everything, but there were times I was totally lost - I didn’t know what he was talking about and I was too embarrssed to ask. I was just glad my husband was there. The difference?? My husband has a background in basic carpentry. I know the difference between a hammer and a nail but that’s about it. So if our children do have a receptive language problem, I don’t think they are alone. I think we all do in certain circumstances.

Check out the Audiblox program. For the price you won’t be sorry.

Thanks Pat. We are currently doing neuronet therapy and the audiologist says we will see expressive language advances after we are done. I am just trying to see what else might be out there, if it doesn’t happen.

Pat, was also curious as to what you are doing on the language component.

We have the Audiblox program and have done it for about 6mo. I didn’t do the language part. We were told to tape record the Rainbow dreams book (with us reading it) and then listen to the tape for min. 3hrs. per day.

Is that also what you did? Why do you think this is working?

Dea,

Yes, that is what we’re doing too. My daughter only has time for 45 minutes a day. (The time it takes to listen to one side.) So she has to do it longer. It works because she is hearing these words over and over and over and they are becoming part of her vocabulary. If you have the book The Right to Read they really explain how it works. And yes it does!

Good Luck!