Guest guest Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Hello, I am considering purchasing the kaufman kit for my son. He is almost 21/2. I also going to look into being reimbursed for the purchase by our early intervention program. They do have funds set up for this kind of thing, but my question is, if anyone has experience with this kit. Do you think it would be a good investment, or not? You can email me privately or on the list. I have recieved several catalogs from companies that offer speech therapy products, and another thing i saw that I'd like to get is the word flip book. Not sure what it is really called, but it looks neat. If anyone could advise me on what is good to buy for my child I would appreciate that too. I really want to help him. thanks , ville.... any other's out there from ville, FL??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 We used the Kaufman card set for our daughter, and they helped quite a bit. They are very expensive, but I would suggest looking on ebay for a better price. > > Hello, I am considering purchasing the kaufman kit for my son. He is > almost 21/2. I also going to look into being reimbursed for the > purchase by our early intervention program. They do have funds set up > for this kind of thing, but my question is, if anyone has experience > with this kit. Do you think it would be a good investment, or not? > You can email me privately or on the list. > I have recieved several catalogs from companies that offer speech > therapy products, and another thing i saw that I'd like to get is the > word flip book. Not sure what it is really called, but it looks neat. > If anyone could advise me on what is good to buy for my child I would > appreciate that too. I really want to help him. > thanks , > > ville.... any other's out there from ville, FL??? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 I can't find them anywhere on e-bay any help would be great Thanks Amy Mom to Kylie 3 1/2 maryebe <eberlein@...> wrote: We used the Kaufman card set for our daughter, and they helped quite a bit. They are very expensive, but I would suggest looking on ebay for a better price. > > Hello, I am considering purchasing the kaufman kit for my son. He is > almost 21/2. I also going to look into being reimbursed for the > purchase by our early intervention program. They do have funds set up > for this kind of thing, but my question is, if anyone has experience > with this kit. Do you think it would be a good investment, or not? > You can email me privately or on the list. > I have recieved several catalogs from companies that offer speech > therapy products, and another thing i saw that I'd like to get is the > word flip book. Not sure what it is really called, but it looks neat. > If anyone could advise me on what is good to buy for my child I would > appreciate that too. I really want to help him. > thanks , > > ville.... any other's out there from ville, FL??? > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 hi lisa- it was a great investment-charlotte henry- try speechville.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Hi! Our speech therapist (outside the school) uses a combination of the Kaufman method along w/ Moving Across Syllables. What a difference this has made in my son's speech! She started this about a month and a half ago, and since then, I've convinced his school speech therapist to use the same. The tactile cues used w/ Moving Across Syllables really helps. I think 'seeing' sounds w/ the cues, in a way that makes sense, is the approach that works best for him. And, it's not hard to learn! Using this method, he's been able to say complex words (that, just 2 months ago seemed impossible for him ever to say) and has given our family a concrete way of getting him to say words. The Kaufman method has come in handy to allow him to say words, maybe not perfectly, but close enough so that most people would be able to understand. This has really boosted his confidence. Before, we'd try over and over to get him to say a word like 'red.' To alleviate the frustration, the ST explained that instead of saying 'red' for him to substitute the 'r' sound (which is difficult for even non apraxiac children to pronounce) w/ a 'w' sound instead. This is close enough so that most people would know what he's saying. So now everything that's said in our house w/ the 'r' sound has been replaced w/ the 'w' sound (I'm sure it probably sounds strange (or rather, 'stwange') to others hearing it from my husband and I, but it's working for my son. The long & short of it, I highly recommend the Kaufman method & Moving Across Syllables. We also began EFA's about a month or so ago -- so the combination of all of this has really made me believe that one day he'll be able to speak to where others can really understand him! Best of luck! -- PS--I'd be curious to hear what others have experienced w/ either method. > > > > Hello, I am considering purchasing the kaufman kit for my son. He is > > almost 21/2. I also going to look into being reimbursed for the > > purchase by our early intervention program. They do have funds set up > > for this kind of thing, but my question is, if anyone has experience > > with this kit. Do you think it would be a good investment, or not? > > You can email me privately or on the list. > > I have recieved several catalogs from companies that offer speech > > therapy products, and another thing i saw that I'd like to get is the > > word flip book. Not sure what it is really called, but it looks neat. > > If anyone could advise me on what is good to buy for my child I would > > appreciate that too. I really want to help him. > > thanks , > > > > ville.... any other's out there from ville, FL??? > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Hi. I don't have accesss to a Kauffman Kit but I've read a bit about them and I thought I'd experiment with the concept of giving my child approximations because he didn't seem to want to try to say something if he felt he couldn't do it. And maybe I'm just imagining things but I swear he seems bummed out when he can't say something (he's only two, so I know that seems crazy). Anyway, being encouraged to say approximations does seem to get him more verbal and I do think it boosts his confidence. I'd love to try one of these kits but I'm going to need to win the lottery to pursue all the therapies I'm interested in! Too bad there's no library of therapy materials parents could share. > > Hi! Our speech therapist (outside the school) uses a combination of > the Kaufman method along w/ Moving Across Syllables. What a > difference this has made in my son's speech! She started this about > a month and a half ago, and since then, I've convinced his school > speech therapist to use the same. The tactile cues used w/ Moving > Across Syllables really helps. I think 'seeing' sounds w/ the cues, > in a way that makes sense, is the approach that works best for him. > And, it's not hard to learn! Using this method, he's been able to > say complex words (that, just 2 months ago seemed impossible for him > ever to say) and has given our family a concrete way of getting him > to say words. The Kaufman method has come in handy to allow him to > say words, maybe not perfectly, but close enough so that most people > would be able to understand. This has really boosted his confidence. > Before, we'd try over and over to get him to say a word like 'red.' > To alleviate the frustration, the ST explained that instead of > saying 'red' for him to substitute the 'r' sound (which is difficult > for even non apraxiac children to pronounce) w/ a 'w' sound instead. > This is close enough so that most people would know what he's > saying. So now everything that's said in our house w/ the 'r' sound > has been replaced w/ the 'w' sound (I'm sure it probably sounds > strange (or rather, 'stwange') to others hearing it from my husband > and I, but it's working for my son. The long & short of it, I highly > recommend the Kaufman method & Moving Across Syllables. We also > began EFA's about a month or so ago -- so the combination of all of > this has really made me believe that one day he'll be able to speak > to where others can really understand him! Best of luck! -- > PS--I'd be curious to hear what others have experienced w/ either > method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 hi- the kits helped us- its a big investment but when i took into consideration i was taking josh to a therapist that charged atleast 100 an hour and unlimited access with the kaufman kit it equals about 2 hours of therapy, josh needed this kind of therapy and traditional speech therapy wasnt working, and he is 74percent intelligible after 2 years of therapy and 1 year ago he was 20 to 25 percent intelligible- that is fantastic- it isnt an alternative to speech therapy with an slp but i used it in addition to his other therapies- i hope this helps your child and i would difinitely recomend it. you could ask the slp for homework and listen in on the sessions- that really helped us- charlotte henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 75% intelligible...sounds like a great success story! Nice to see hard work pay off! Re: [ ] kaufman kit hi- the kits helped us- its a big investment but when i took into consideration i was taking josh to a therapist that charged atleast 100 an hour and unlimited access with the kaufman kit it equals about 2 hours of therapy, josh needed this kind of therapy and traditional speech therapy wasnt working, and he is 74percent intelligible after 2 years of therapy and 1 year ago he was 20 to 25 percent intelligible- that is fantastic- it isnt an alternative to speech therapy with an slp but i used it in addition to his other therapies- i hope this helps your child and i would difinitely recomend it. you could ask the slp for homework and listen in on the sessions- that really helped us- charlotte henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 what does the kaufman kit do ? Sorry i am a bit lost in all this. Also can i ask if anyone has boardmakers and kaufman kit's for sale ? Thanks Tina > > 75% intelligible...sounds like a great success story! Nice to see hard work > pay off! > > > Re: [ ] kaufman kit > > > hi- the kits helped us- its a big investment but when i took into > consideration i was taking josh to a therapist that charged atleast 100 an > hour and > unlimited access with the kaufman kit it equals about 2 hours of therapy, > josh > needed this kind of therapy and traditional speech therapy wasnt working, > and he > is 74percent intelligible after 2 years of therapy and 1 year ago he was 20 > to > 25 percent intelligible- that is fantastic- it isnt an alternative to speech > therapy with an slp but i used it in addition to his other therapies- i hope > this helps your child and i would difinitely recomend it. you could ask the > slp > for homework and listen in on the sessions- that really helped us- charlotte > henry > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 You can google Kaufman to get a background but essentially it is a kit with an instruction manual to use the cards that have pictures on one side and the word of the picture on the back . The words are broken down into a very simple way of pronouncing it to the actual way it should be pronounced depending on the childs ability to produce the sounds. It is a way to teach your child to use words in close approxomation so they can start to communicate without having to try and say it with perfect pronunciation. It starts with simple words to more complicated. Cheryl -- In , Siegel <rmsiegel78@...> wrote: > > Someone wrote on here about the Kaufman Kit. What is it exactly?? My son is a little over 3 y/o and is in a 1/2 day SL classroom. We dont' know if he's a very late talker or may have apraxia. > > > > > --------------------------------- > Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels > in 45,000 destinations on Travel to find your fit. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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