"When your child is in the midst of a great jump in his language skills (between ages 30 months and 5 years) it's natural that putting sentences together in a fluent way might be difficult. Her brain is like a computer, working to pull up the right words in the right order and at the right time. While the computer is "searching," her mouth may go into a "pause" (translated: repeat) mode. So it may sound like this: "Mom … I-Mom … I-I-want-uh-I want you-gimme dat teddy bear!" The whole word or first syllable is often repeated, not usually the first sound. This is a normal developmental phase that most children go through. You may notice it more when your child is tired, excited, or upset.
Below, please find blog posts I found from other speech/language pathologists that help to differentiate between normal developmental dysfluency and the speech pattern of a child who may develop into a school age child who stutters."
I read this on a speech therapy website and I felt so relieved. I was beginning to wonder if my son needed more and what can I do to help his advancement. I know he gets in a hurry, he just loses focus and repeats the first word, sometimes two exactly like the sentence above. He does also have issues with the "th," "r," "j," "g," "l," and sometimes "s" turns into the "sh" sound. I work with him often on these sounds and we have made some progress, but he still forgets to focus and reverts back. Today he did say "THIS" perfectly!
http://speechtherapyweb.com/
This website is amazing. If you have questions about your child's speech, or speech mannerisms, this is definitely the site to check out. They have therapist covering everything from articulation to stuttering. They have sections about sign language and anxiety and autism and apraxia.
I am not done checking out the site. I have found ways to help him focus and encourage and motivate him. There are programs on this site for children, teachers and parents. I am going back to check it out a bit more.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Kids writing their own books, Cool.
kidswritebooks Grand Opening tons of prizes!! Everyone Wins!! Kids publish their own books at www.kidswritebooks.com!
Check this out.
My son is excited to write a book himself!
I am excited he wants to. a couple months ago I couldn't get him to read. Then we went to the library and he got about 5 books and when he found out that he could get his own card he wanted to get every book! then with the summer reading program he got little prizes, and now he wants to write books!
He just read his first book to me cover to cover! It is so exciting! It was "1,2, Buckle My Shoe".
Now I have a story due for my class by the 15th and I can't think of anything to write about!
Check this out.
My son is excited to write a book himself!
I am excited he wants to. a couple months ago I couldn't get him to read. Then we went to the library and he got about 5 books and when he found out that he could get his own card he wanted to get every book! then with the summer reading program he got little prizes, and now he wants to write books!
He just read his first book to me cover to cover! It is so exciting! It was "1,2, Buckle My Shoe".
Now I have a story due for my class by the 15th and I can't think of anything to write about!
Home Schooling -a better place
I knew before my son was born I could not send him to the public school where we live. It has considerably below average test scores and only a 46% graduation rate.
I could not afford a Catholic school, and a move to another district
just isn't happening anytime soon. I know that I can give him the very best education. I can give him the skills he needs to be successful.
I WILL however modify teachings from what I learned in school. I will teach him values and morals and torerance of differences. I will instill in him a sense of community, not just talk about it. A feel for helping real people.
My mom still tells the story of getting called to the school when I was in kindergarten because I got in a fight. My second grade sister, my very best friend is affected with Cerebral Palsy. She is very intellegent, and able, but still walks differently. Kids are cruel. She was taunted and she had kids that even would push her down. I ended up fighting all the time. I fought for her, against these mean little monsters. I don't think the kids made it up on their own either.
I think kids hear things their parents say and repeat it too.
How can this "community" be so hateful? I will NOT subject my child to that.
How many partens say they send their sweet kids to school and they change into rude mean little monsters. I have heard it so many times. It does not have to be that way! I won't allow it for my son. I am not keeping him cooped in the house hidden away from the world either, I am teaching him there is a better one. Where people help people and folks work together. (Other people besides the Amish.) People smile and let a car in ahead of them in traffic, and there is a wave to say thank you. It's not always so difficult to be nice. We all should be teaching our kids these things. They are always learning from our actions, make sure you are teaching them the things you want them to learn.
I could not afford a Catholic school, and a move to another district
just isn't happening anytime soon. I know that I can give him the very best education. I can give him the skills he needs to be successful.
I WILL however modify teachings from what I learned in school. I will teach him values and morals and torerance of differences. I will instill in him a sense of community, not just talk about it. A feel for helping real people.
My mom still tells the story of getting called to the school when I was in kindergarten because I got in a fight. My second grade sister, my very best friend is affected with Cerebral Palsy. She is very intellegent, and able, but still walks differently. Kids are cruel. She was taunted and she had kids that even would push her down. I ended up fighting all the time. I fought for her, against these mean little monsters. I don't think the kids made it up on their own either.
I think kids hear things their parents say and repeat it too.
How can this "community" be so hateful? I will NOT subject my child to that.
How many partens say they send their sweet kids to school and they change into rude mean little monsters. I have heard it so many times. It does not have to be that way! I won't allow it for my son. I am not keeping him cooped in the house hidden away from the world either, I am teaching him there is a better one. Where people help people and folks work together. (Other people besides the Amish.) People smile and let a car in ahead of them in traffic, and there is a wave to say thank you. It's not always so difficult to be nice. We all should be teaching our kids these things. They are always learning from our actions, make sure you are teaching them the things you want them to learn.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Great Start!
We read 100 books for the St. Joseph County Summer Reading Program!
My son and I signed up for the summer reading program at the Western Branch.
We decided to set a goal of 100 books for him. We reached our goal a lot earlier than
we thought we could! We are aleady at 100 books and the summer is just starting!
Maybe our goal should have been 1000?
Think we can read 1000 books this summer? That's a lot of reading. He still is doing other studies daily too. Math, Science, Social Studies, Art, Spelling and Vocabulary. Plus he is in Taekwondo and goes with me to my classes. Well, we still have almost 2 months, I say we
reset our goal to 1000! If we don't make it, we still read a lot of great stories along the way!
I made up some word cards to sort of nudge Beau into reading on his own.
It seems books are a bit intimidating. They are really long if you are only 4! As we are going through and he is looking at the words on each card, I can see that he is actually trying to sound out the words he sees. He even thought about some before sounding them out outload and said the word on the very first try! It is so amazing how much has changed just in the past month.
I tried to get him to read a bit on his own before and he didn't want to. I think he ws afraid he couldn't or maybe thought it would be too hard. But once I took him to the library he started getting into it a little more, then he got his own card and now he wants to read every book he sees! Each time we go to the library he wants more books than the previous time!
Also exciting news about the new library!
The German Township Branch Dedication is June 7th 2009!
We can't wait to see the new library!
Not to mention it is so much closer, we could even ride our bikes!
Below is a list of the first hundred books!
Title
Author
1
Why did the Chicken Cross the Road?
Jon Agee, Tedd Arnold, Harry Bliss, David Catrow, Marla Frazee, Mary Grandpre, Lynn Munsinger, Jerry Pinkney, Vladmir Radunsky, Chris Raschka, Judy Schachner, David Shannon, Chris Sheban, Mo Willems
1
The Pigeon Wants A Puppy
Mo Willems
1
One Tractor, A Counting Book
Alexandra Siy
1
I Dreamt I was a Dinosaur
Stella Blackstone and Clare Beaton
1
Bunny Money
Rosemary Wells
1
Don't Let The Pigeon Stay Up Late
Mo Willems
1
Toy story 2
Disney /Pixar
1
Cars
Disney/Pixar
1
Toy Story
Disney /Pixar
1
Wall-E
Disney/ Pixar
1
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Dr. Seuss
1
Fox in Socks
Dr. Seuss
1
Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss
1
One Frog Sang
Shirley Parenteau
1
ten naughty little monkeys
Suzanne Williams
1
What Mom's Can't Do
Douglas Wood
1
Ships
Robert Crowther
1
Rise and Shine
Illustrated by Tim Warnes
1
THe Lord's prayer
Illustrated by Maggie Swanson
1
I Spy Fun House, A Book Of Picture Riddles
Walter Wick and Jean Marzollo
1
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Cecil Frances Alexander and illustrated by Anna Vojtech
1
Big Book Of Little Children
Catherine and Laurence Anholt
1
Quiet In The Garden
Aliki
1
Peanut
Linas Alsenas
1
Mr. Maxwell's Mouse
Frank and Devin Asch
1
The Sun Is My Favorite Star
Frank Asch
1
Mickey Moonbeam
Mike Brownlow
1
Hooked On Phonics Trucks
Hooked On Phonics
1
Hooked On Phonics Kindergarten, Puzzles and Mazes
Hooked On Phonics
1
Hooked On Phonics Boats
Hooked On Phonics
1
Hooked On Phonics Cars, Trains and Planes
Hooked On Phonics
1
Puzzle Ocean
Susan Leigh Illust. Brenda Haw
1
Highlights Puzzle Buzz
Puzzlemania
1
Hide and Seek, Focus- Reading for Success
Scott Foresman and Company
1
The Snow Bear
Miriam Moss illustrated by Maggie Kneen
1
Biscuit Visits The Big City
Alyssa Satin Capucilli
1
No Fair! A Math Reader
Caren Holtzman
1
Earth Smart -How To Take Care Of The Environment
Leslie Garrett
1
The Little Hands Big Fun Craft Book
Judy Press
1
Kid's Make History, A New Look At America's Story
Susan Buckley and Elspeth Leacock
1
Stellaluna
Janell Cannon
1
Anything for You
John Wallace
1
Once Upon a Banana
Jennifer Armstrong and David Small
1
The Tiny Seed
Eric Carle
1
Roger the Jolly Pirate
Brett Helquist
1
Fire Engine Man
Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha
1
Grandfather Buffalo
Jim Arnosky
1
Hedgie Blasts Off!
Jan Brett
1
Charlie and Lola, I Want To Be Much Much Bigger Like You
Lauren Child
1
Charlie and Lola, I am Really Really Concentrating
Lauren Child
1
Violet the Piolot
Steve Breen
1
Otto Goes to School
Todd Parr
1
Is there really a Human Race?
Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell
1
The World of Cars, Tractor Tipping
Disney Pixar
1
Go Diego Go! Underwater Mystery
Trish Holland
1
Ozzie and Mack
Trish Holland
1
The Little Engine that Could
Watty Piper
1
Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, The Golden Paddleball
Amy Keating Rogers
1
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Judith Viorst
1
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
1
Guess How Much I Love You
Sam McBratney Illust By Anita Jeram
1
Mommy's best Kisses
Margaret Anastas
1
On the Day You Were Born
Debra Fraiser
1
How Do Dinosaurs Say GoodNight?
Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
1
Where the Wild things Are
Maurice Sendak
1
There are Monsters Everywhere
Mercer Mayer
1
Crafting Fun 101 things to Make and Do with Kids
Rae Grant
1
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Dawn Bentley
1
Kindergarten Rocks!
Katie Davis
1
The Perfect Nest
Catherine Friend
1
The Giving Tree
Shel Silverstein
1
Just like Daddy
Frank Asch
1
This is Me and Where I am
Joanne Fitzgereld
1
What Could Be Better Than This?
Linda Ashman, paintings by Linda S. Wingerter
1
Tractor
Craig Brown
1
Five Little Firefighters
Tom Graham
1
Nuts to you
Lois Ehlert
1
Who lives here?
Sara Jeffery
1
The Train Of States
Peter Sis
1
The Reasons for Seasons
Gail Gibbons
1
My First Read and Learn Bible
American Bible Society
1
Kitten's First Full Moon
Keven Henkes
1
Maisy Big Maisy Small
Lucy Cousins
1
Maisy's big book of words
Lucy Cousins
1
Maisy Goes Camping
Lucy Cousins
1
Maisy's Nature Hike
Lucy Cousins
1
Maisy Bakes a Cake
Lucy Cousins
1
Jesus Loves Me!
Tim Warnes
1
10 Little Sock Monkeys
William B. Winburn
1
Follow the Line
Laura Ljungkvist
1
Whopper Cake
Karma Wilson & Will Hillenbrand
1
Albert's Gift for Grandmother
Barbara Williams
1
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault
1
I Spy Mystery
Walter Wick
1
Cats
Matthew Van Fleet
1
Oodles of Animals
Lois Ehlert
1
King Puck
Michael Garland
1
Me and My Family Tree
Joan Sweeney
1
Puff the Magic Dragon
Peter Yarrow
1
Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Pricilla Burris
100 Books!
Congratulations Beau!
My son and I signed up for the summer reading program at the Western Branch.
We decided to set a goal of 100 books for him. We reached our goal a lot earlier than
we thought we could! We are aleady at 100 books and the summer is just starting!
Maybe our goal should have been 1000?
Think we can read 1000 books this summer? That's a lot of reading. He still is doing other studies daily too. Math, Science, Social Studies, Art, Spelling and Vocabulary. Plus he is in Taekwondo and goes with me to my classes. Well, we still have almost 2 months, I say we
reset our goal to 1000! If we don't make it, we still read a lot of great stories along the way!
I made up some word cards to sort of nudge Beau into reading on his own.
It seems books are a bit intimidating. They are really long if you are only 4! As we are going through and he is looking at the words on each card, I can see that he is actually trying to sound out the words he sees. He even thought about some before sounding them out outload and said the word on the very first try! It is so amazing how much has changed just in the past month.
I tried to get him to read a bit on his own before and he didn't want to. I think he ws afraid he couldn't or maybe thought it would be too hard. But once I took him to the library he started getting into it a little more, then he got his own card and now he wants to read every book he sees! Each time we go to the library he wants more books than the previous time!
Also exciting news about the new library!
The German Township Branch Dedication is June 7th 2009!
We can't wait to see the new library!
Not to mention it is so much closer, we could even ride our bikes!
Below is a list of the first hundred books!
Title
Author
1
Why did the Chicken Cross the Road?
Jon Agee, Tedd Arnold, Harry Bliss, David Catrow, Marla Frazee, Mary Grandpre, Lynn Munsinger, Jerry Pinkney, Vladmir Radunsky, Chris Raschka, Judy Schachner, David Shannon, Chris Sheban, Mo Willems
1
The Pigeon Wants A Puppy
Mo Willems
1
One Tractor, A Counting Book
Alexandra Siy
1
I Dreamt I was a Dinosaur
Stella Blackstone and Clare Beaton
1
Bunny Money
Rosemary Wells
1
Don't Let The Pigeon Stay Up Late
Mo Willems
1
Toy story 2
Disney /Pixar
1
Cars
Disney/Pixar
1
Toy Story
Disney /Pixar
1
Wall-E
Disney/ Pixar
1
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Dr. Seuss
1
Fox in Socks
Dr. Seuss
1
Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss
1
One Frog Sang
Shirley Parenteau
1
ten naughty little monkeys
Suzanne Williams
1
What Mom's Can't Do
Douglas Wood
1
Ships
Robert Crowther
1
Rise and Shine
Illustrated by Tim Warnes
1
THe Lord's prayer
Illustrated by Maggie Swanson
1
I Spy Fun House, A Book Of Picture Riddles
Walter Wick and Jean Marzollo
1
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Cecil Frances Alexander and illustrated by Anna Vojtech
1
Big Book Of Little Children
Catherine and Laurence Anholt
1
Quiet In The Garden
Aliki
1
Peanut
Linas Alsenas
1
Mr. Maxwell's Mouse
Frank and Devin Asch
1
The Sun Is My Favorite Star
Frank Asch
1
Mickey Moonbeam
Mike Brownlow
1
Hooked On Phonics Trucks
Hooked On Phonics
1
Hooked On Phonics Kindergarten, Puzzles and Mazes
Hooked On Phonics
1
Hooked On Phonics Boats
Hooked On Phonics
1
Hooked On Phonics Cars, Trains and Planes
Hooked On Phonics
1
Puzzle Ocean
Susan Leigh Illust. Brenda Haw
1
Highlights Puzzle Buzz
Puzzlemania
1
Hide and Seek, Focus- Reading for Success
Scott Foresman and Company
1
The Snow Bear
Miriam Moss illustrated by Maggie Kneen
1
Biscuit Visits The Big City
Alyssa Satin Capucilli
1
No Fair! A Math Reader
Caren Holtzman
1
Earth Smart -How To Take Care Of The Environment
Leslie Garrett
1
The Little Hands Big Fun Craft Book
Judy Press
1
Kid's Make History, A New Look At America's Story
Susan Buckley and Elspeth Leacock
1
Stellaluna
Janell Cannon
1
Anything for You
John Wallace
1
Once Upon a Banana
Jennifer Armstrong and David Small
1
The Tiny Seed
Eric Carle
1
Roger the Jolly Pirate
Brett Helquist
1
Fire Engine Man
Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha
1
Grandfather Buffalo
Jim Arnosky
1
Hedgie Blasts Off!
Jan Brett
1
Charlie and Lola, I Want To Be Much Much Bigger Like You
Lauren Child
1
Charlie and Lola, I am Really Really Concentrating
Lauren Child
1
Violet the Piolot
Steve Breen
1
Otto Goes to School
Todd Parr
1
Is there really a Human Race?
Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell
1
The World of Cars, Tractor Tipping
Disney Pixar
1
Go Diego Go! Underwater Mystery
Trish Holland
1
Ozzie and Mack
Trish Holland
1
The Little Engine that Could
Watty Piper
1
Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, The Golden Paddleball
Amy Keating Rogers
1
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Judith Viorst
1
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
1
Guess How Much I Love You
Sam McBratney Illust By Anita Jeram
1
Mommy's best Kisses
Margaret Anastas
1
On the Day You Were Born
Debra Fraiser
1
How Do Dinosaurs Say GoodNight?
Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
1
Where the Wild things Are
Maurice Sendak
1
There are Monsters Everywhere
Mercer Mayer
1
Crafting Fun 101 things to Make and Do with Kids
Rae Grant
1
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Dawn Bentley
1
Kindergarten Rocks!
Katie Davis
1
The Perfect Nest
Catherine Friend
1
The Giving Tree
Shel Silverstein
1
Just like Daddy
Frank Asch
1
This is Me and Where I am
Joanne Fitzgereld
1
What Could Be Better Than This?
Linda Ashman, paintings by Linda S. Wingerter
1
Tractor
Craig Brown
1
Five Little Firefighters
Tom Graham
1
Nuts to you
Lois Ehlert
1
Who lives here?
Sara Jeffery
1
The Train Of States
Peter Sis
1
The Reasons for Seasons
Gail Gibbons
1
My First Read and Learn Bible
American Bible Society
1
Kitten's First Full Moon
Keven Henkes
1
Maisy Big Maisy Small
Lucy Cousins
1
Maisy's big book of words
Lucy Cousins
1
Maisy Goes Camping
Lucy Cousins
1
Maisy's Nature Hike
Lucy Cousins
1
Maisy Bakes a Cake
Lucy Cousins
1
Jesus Loves Me!
Tim Warnes
1
10 Little Sock Monkeys
William B. Winburn
1
Follow the Line
Laura Ljungkvist
1
Whopper Cake
Karma Wilson & Will Hillenbrand
1
Albert's Gift for Grandmother
Barbara Williams
1
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault
1
I Spy Mystery
Walter Wick
1
Cats
Matthew Van Fleet
1
Oodles of Animals
Lois Ehlert
1
King Puck
Michael Garland
1
Me and My Family Tree
Joan Sweeney
1
Puff the Magic Dragon
Peter Yarrow
1
Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Pricilla Burris
100 Books!
Congratulations Beau!
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