Re: Speech Question on specific missing sounds???

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

Leap Frog Letter Factory seems to be a good DVD. My DD Jakcie

learned her alphabet, regognigtion along with sounds, from watching

it! Good luck, glad to hear the good news! Trish

>

> My son is actually just starting to blend sounds together now that

they

> realize he has verbal apraxia and it is amazing to, after six years

of

> waiting, hear him talk. HE HAS A VOICE!!!! A nice one too! : )

> He is however still missing the sound of D F J L N and S

> He can sring together all other words that do not include those

sounds.

> Is there a technique that we can use to help him with these other

> sounds? Is there a good book or DVD or flash cards that sound words

out?

> I am also looking for a helpful DVD that is interactive for him

that

> will help him with words.

> Thanks

> Jule

>

[Guest guest]

Have you tried visual-tactile cues? Katina

>

> My son is actually just starting to blend sounds together now that

they

> realize he has verbal apraxia and it is amazing to, after six

years of

> waiting, hear him talk. HE HAS A VOICE!!!! A nice one too! : )

> He is however still missing the sound of D F J L N and S

> He can sring together all other words that do not include those

sounds.

> Is there a technique that we can use to help him with these other

> sounds? Is there a good book or DVD or flash cards that sound

words out?

> I am also looking for a helpful DVD that is interactive for him

that

> will help him with words.

> Thanks

> Jule

>

[Guest guest]

Have you tried sound que's. With my 2 year old we keep switching

directions and this is one phase we tried. It is emphasizing an area

of her mouth with a hand signal to encourage using that part of the

mouth to make the sound.

>

> My son is actually just starting to blend sounds together now that

they

> realize he has verbal apraxia and it is amazing to, after six years

of

> waiting, hear him talk. HE HAS A VOICE!!!! A nice one too! : )

> He is however still missing the sound of D F J L N and S

> He can sring together all other words that do not include those

sounds.

> Is there a technique that we can use to help him with these other

> sounds? Is there a good book or DVD or flash cards that sound words

out?

> I am also looking for a helpful DVD that is interactive for him that

> will help him with words.

> Thanks

> Jule

>

[Guest guest]

I was going to suggest the Letter Factory DVD as well. There's even

a game you can play where they have to pick out which letter makes

the sound.

It definitely seems like the verbal testing is unfair and innacurate

in this situation. I wish I had some advice, but I really don't

know what you can do to remedy the situation, besides bringing it up

at an IEP meeting.

Kerri

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

Leap Frog Letter Factory seems to be a good DVD. My DD Jakcie

learned her alphabet, regognigtion along with sounds, from watching

it! Good luck, glad to hear the good news! Trish

>

> My son is actually just starting to blend sounds together now that

they

> realize he has verbal apraxia and it is amazing to, after six years

of

> waiting, hear him talk. HE HAS A VOICE!!!! A nice one too! : )

> He is however still missing the sound of D F J L N and S

> He can sring together all other words that do not include those

sounds.

> Is there a technique that we can use to help him with these other

> sounds? Is there a good book or DVD or flash cards that sound words

out?

> I am also looking for a helpful DVD that is interactive for him

that

> will help him with words.

> Thanks

> Jule

>

[Guest guest]

Have you tried visual-tactile cues? Katina

>

> My son is actually just starting to blend sounds together now that

they

> realize he has verbal apraxia and it is amazing to, after six

years of

> waiting, hear him talk. HE HAS A VOICE!!!! A nice one too! : )

> He is however still missing the sound of D F J L N and S

> He can sring together all other words that do not include those

sounds.

> Is there a technique that we can use to help him with these other

> sounds? Is there a good book or DVD or flash cards that sound

words out?

> I am also looking for a helpful DVD that is interactive for him

that

> will help him with words.

> Thanks

> Jule

>

[Guest guest]

Have you tried sound que's. With my 2 year old we keep switching

directions and this is one phase we tried. It is emphasizing an area

of her mouth with a hand signal to encourage using that part of the

mouth to make the sound.

>

> My son is actually just starting to blend sounds together now that

they

> realize he has verbal apraxia and it is amazing to, after six years

of

> waiting, hear him talk. HE HAS A VOICE!!!! A nice one too! : )

> He is however still missing the sound of D F J L N and S

> He can sring together all other words that do not include those

sounds.

> Is there a technique that we can use to help him with these other

> sounds? Is there a good book or DVD or flash cards that sound words

out?

> I am also looking for a helpful DVD that is interactive for him that

> will help him with words.

> Thanks

> Jule

>

[Guest guest]

I was going to suggest the Letter Factory DVD as well. There's even

a game you can play where they have to pick out which letter makes

the sound.

It definitely seems like the verbal testing is unfair and innacurate

in this situation. I wish I had some advice, but I really don't

know what you can do to remedy the situation, besides bringing it up

at an IEP meeting.

Kerri

[Guest guest]

Hi Jule:

I have a 3 year old son that loves to color, cut and paste.

http://www.superduperinc.com/B_Pages/bk283.htm (you can do a search

for glue and say and it will bring up other workbooks) Landon loves

to do these worksheets with me for Speech homework. It comes with a

CD and you just print off the pages with the target sound. He has

been having trouble putting his lips together for the B,M,P sounds.

I print off pages that have these sounds on it, and instead of

saying the word we practice the letter sound as he glues the

pictures. He is having so much fun, he doesn't realize he is doing

homework. My non-apraxic 6 year old enjoys doing these worksheets

also.

Tina

>

> My son is actually just starting to blend sounds together now that

they

> realize he has verbal apraxia and it is amazing to, after six

years of

> waiting, hear him talk. HE HAS A VOICE!!!! A nice one too! : )

> He is however still missing the sound of D F J L N and S

> He can sring together all other words that do not include those

sounds.

> Is there a technique that we can use to help him with these other

> sounds? Is there a good book or DVD or flash cards that sound

words out?

> I am also looking for a helpful DVD that is interactive for him

that

> will help him with words.

> Thanks

> Jule

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jule:

I have a 3 year old son that loves to color, cut and paste.

http://www.superduperinc.com/B_Pages/bk283.htm (you can do a search

for glue and say and it will bring up other workbooks) Landon loves

to do these worksheets with me for Speech homework. It comes with a

CD and you just print off the pages with the target sound. He has

been having trouble putting his lips together for the B,M,P sounds.

I print off pages that have these sounds on it, and instead of

saying the word we practice the letter sound as he glues the

pictures. He is having so much fun, he doesn't realize he is doing

homework. My non-apraxic 6 year old enjoys doing these worksheets

also.

Tina

>

> My son is actually just starting to blend sounds together now that

they

> realize he has verbal apraxia and it is amazing to, after six

years of

> waiting, hear him talk. HE HAS A VOICE!!!! A nice one too! : )

> He is however still missing the sound of D F J L N and S

> He can sring together all other words that do not include those

sounds.

> Is there a technique that we can use to help him with these other

> sounds? Is there a good book or DVD or flash cards that sound

words out?

> I am also looking for a helpful DVD that is interactive for him

that

> will help him with words.

> Thanks

> Jule

>