Hi all. I have a question. My dd has a problem pronouncing her 'R's. I work with her and try to reteach her how to say them but she keeps using her lips to make the sound. Honestly, I have even considered sending her to ps (kindergarten) to see the speech therapist. But then I thought why do that when she would only see them once or twice a week?! I ask for any advice on things you have used that have worked. Do you know of any programs or aides or sites that would be a help to me??? Thank you so much!!!!
Angie, R and L are two of the last sounds to develop. It's not unusual to have a Kindergartener who has trouble with them. I think you're right to be aware of it, but it's not time to be concerned yet. I had similar concerns about Faythe, but with her some of her speech was very difficult for non-family to understand. I had her tested when she was 5, and they said she had a "borderline" speech problem and would probably grow out. She did!
My niece did not say her R's until she was in 2nd grade. She never had to see a speech therapist. She eventually outgrew it.
I think the ladies are right, don't worry she will get it. I have a son that has trouble saying thiry and fourty and thirteen and fourteen(they sound the same) It drives me crazy, but he'll get it some day. My mom reminds me I had trouble with W"s.
Tanner has issues with the "th" sound a lot. It comes out like an F sound, but things like this are so common. When he does concentrate he can say the "th" sound. Kids are kids.
My middle son had trouble saying l's. We live in WA state, and my parents live about a 6 hour drive from us in Walla Walla. He would say Wawa Wawa (which actually seems harder to say). He also said witto for little, and wite for lite, etc. Our dr.. told us he would outgrow it, and he did, no speech therapy needed. The neighbors that live behind us have a dd who is the oldest and very bright and was quick with speaking. When their ds came along, and didn't speak as early as their dd did, they were worried, so when he was 18 months old they put him in speech therapy!!! I tried to tell them, nicely, that different children speak at different times, and pronounce words differently, but they had the opportunity to get him in, so they did it. Oh well...........
Deena, that is kind of disturbing that a doctor or therapist would even take a child that young and not tell them to wait. I guess they didn't care as long as they got their $$$$$ cha ching!
good to read all this. Our almost-6-yr-old son has troubles with r and I was wondering if I should start to be concerned. I want others to take him seriously when he speaks, not treat him like a baby. Sounds like I should give him more time.
My daughter was way behind in speech and at 2 yrs old her doc recommended speech therapy. We did it and she actually enjoyed it a lot. her little brother seems to have the same type of speech delay but we didn't start him on therapy at all. Although both of them get to go to the special preschool the college has because of their speech delays. This will actually give mommy a break at times so i'm happy to let them go. My youngest besides him having a speech delay also has an aggression/behavior problem. He throws full blown temper fits over simple things... which includes him hitting his head on the wall or even striking out at mom. ( he really packs a punch) We figure his aggression is due mostly to frustration at not being able to communicate his feelings. Personally i think every child is different some kids will grow out of speech issues and then others need the therapy. If therapy is needed K or 1st grade age is best for it to happen. My oldest had the same speech delays as my younger 2 yet he grew out of it by school age. just my opinion Vera
I think it depends on how severe the problem is. There are many kids who, at age 2, are not talking yet. This COULD be indication of a problem, but not necessarily so. Most of them are simply slow to start. But there's nothing wrong with staying on top of it. The pediatrician can check hearing in a routine visit, for example. If there's a hearing problem, then of course there will be a communication problem. Or it could be other problems, such as autism. Am glad it was a good experience for you child! Sounds as if you had a good therapist if they made it seem like play-time!
I had a two year old in one of my classrooms that only grunted and never spoke a single word. He rarely even tried to speak. To me, this was an indication that he needed speech therapy. I referred him to get tested, and once he was tested he started seeing a specialist for it right away because of the issues. In this original thread, I would not be concerned because it is only a speech impedament (sp?...totally spelled that one wrong!). I agree, every child is totally different, but in this case of the original poster, I would not be concerned if that is the only issue.
I am deaf and used to be a single mother so our oldest was in speech therapy for quite a while. He started at the age of 2 and we withdrew him at the age of 7. He had fun at first playing with the other kids and doing the activities and stuff, but to tell you the truth, I don't see how it benefited his speech. We noticed one summer that he had made a huge amount of progress with his speech during summer vacation when he was not even getting any speech therapy. By 7 he was talking perfectly, and was still in the speech therapy program available for free to homeschoolers through our public schools. They started talking about how they'd have to test him in areas other than speech cause he was part of their program so that finally got me to pull him out. But we did not have to have our son actually attend the public school in order for him to receive speech therapy. Our son just needed the presence of a hearing parent. My husband stepped in when Tyler was 3. Took Tyler a few years to catch up, but today he is all caught up. Oh and by the way, at the age of 5 Tyler taught himself how to read, and as long as he was reading from a book, he could speak perfectly! :shock:
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