Re: Kaufman Apraxia Curriculum, Why it works??

[Guest guest]

http://www.kidspeech.com/index.html

Above is a link to the Kaufman Children's Center. I just ordered

the card kit for my son. My SLP aksed to look at it. I will be

interested in what she thinks, also. I have yet to take a good look

at the kit. I didn't order the test.

Good luck to you! Please keep us updated.

Pam

> Hi Everyone,

>

> My daughter's SLP ordered the Kaufman Assesment Test and Kit 1 in

order to

> find out how to better help her. After receiving the test, she

began

> testing Hannah and will hopefully begin using the curriculum next

week.

> However, she says it's different than anything she's ever been

taught, that

> it takes a completely different turn from traditional therapy.

She's asking

> me what the philosophy is behind it and why it works. Does anyone

have a

> link or anything that might help shed light on it for her? She's

more than

> willing to do whatever it takes to see Hannah have success, she

just wants

> to understand the " whys " regarding her therapy.

> Thank You,

> LouAnne

[Guest guest]

hi louann,

My son " s slp is using the Kauffman for therapy. She told me that it

targets specific sounds and groups of specific sounds. There is easy

sounds(single sounds such as consonents and vowels) to specific combinations of

sounds. For instance she gave words like baby, people, turtle. These are 2

syalble words that the kauffman says to do next. She accepts approximations of

the words. This is another thing Kauffman does, it allows for approximations.

so for turtle she accepts tutl. I like it a lot because its organized and good

for practice of specific words but the slp has to be organized and do it

everyday so the child can master the words and go on to next step. Its hard for

her because she has a big case load( she works in his school). I hope I

explained it right. Just a question why is your slp asking YOU why questions?

Doesn't she have a superior that can help her. She is suppose to help you.

hope this helped

chris

Lay <layfamily5@...> wrote:

Hi Everyone,

My daughter's SLP ordered the Kaufman Assesment Test and Kit 1 in order to

find out how to better help her. After receiving the test, she began

testing Hannah and will hopefully begin using the curriculum next week.

However, she says it's different than anything she's ever been taught, that

it takes a completely different turn from traditional therapy. She's asking

me what the philosophy is behind it and why it works. Does anyone have a

link or anything that might help shed light on it for her? She's more than

willing to do whatever it takes to see Hannah have success, she just wants

to understand the " whys " regarding her therapy.

Thank You,

LouAnne

[Guest guest]

> Hi Everyone,

>

> My daughter's SLP ordered the Kaufman Assesment Test and Kit 1 in

order to

> find out how to better help her. After receiving the test, she

began

> testing Hannah and will hopefully begin using the curriculum next

week.

> However, she says it's different than anything she's ever been

taught, that

> it takes a completely different turn from traditional therapy.

She's asking

> me what the philosophy is behind it and why it works. Does anyone

have a

> link or anything that might help shed light on it for her? She's

more than

> willing to do whatever it takes to see Hannah have success, she

just wants

> to understand the " whys " regarding her therapy.

> Thank You,

> LouAnne

Hi LouAnne, my son has been using the Kaufman kits pretty much since

he started therapy at 2. He is now 3.3years old and let me tell you

he has made TREMENDOUS progress. I'm almost to the point that I

don't worry about him and his speech. (Well, as much.) He started

therapy with only about 5 word approximations and he is now speaking

in 4 to 5 word sentences. His therapist actually worked side by

side with until moving to Ga. She is well trained with

apraxia and she and my son's neurologist gave him the diagnosis of

mild to moderate. She even had extra kits for me to " borrow " and

use at home so I didn't have to purchase them myself. But if I knew

then what I know now I definetly would have!! I'm not saying these

kits are miracles. She uses play therapy techniques as well and

lots of hard work on me and my husband as well but Cameron has come

a long way and I feel the Kaufman program definelty contributed to

his success. Why? I'm not really quite sure. ( I know that's not

the answer you are looking for ) The cards break down words with

certain patterns to the child's level. For example, I can remember

for the longest time Cameron not being able to say " open " so for

quite a while we would say " o pah. " We would say it that way to him

and also the correct way. He later was able to correct it. This is

how most of the words have gone for Cameron. He still can not say

the G or K or C sounds but subsitutes the T sound for them. I know

one day too he will correct them as well. I could talk all day

about these kits and this therapy. We actually are getting ready

for therapy now. PLEASE feel free and e-mail me privately if you

wish and I could tell you more and give you some insite to what my

son's therapist says. Good luck to you, your therapist, and

especilly your daughter!

Robin Lill

[Guest guest]

She accepts approximations of the words. This is another thing Kauffman

does, it allows for approximations.

This could totally be because is deaf, has a CI (cochlear implant)

and thus a hearing impairment along w/ apraxia and other things...and I know

these approximations are " big " in the world of apraxia but I just wanted to

say that we did try it and it totally confused . So we trudge along

on trying to get him to say thing properly or use other words to get the

correct sounds that do have correct pronounciation.

Amy