Monday, February 1, 2010
Speech Therapy
Kade made it into Speech Therapy program at Mead Elementary. I am realived because I know that he needs some help with sentences and sounds. Anyways he starts today and I will update on his progress. I think it will be good for him to be in a little more structured environment and next fall I will enroll him in preschool. I have been putting it off because of the expense. (Texas has a income limit to enroll kids in there pre-k programs so I have to enroll him in a private school.) So far trying to teach him at home has been frustrating for both of us. I have considered getting a tutor for him but will probably wait and see how he does in preschool and if he makes any progress there.
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Yay; I'm sure he'll love it. Speech therapy is such a major part of my life as a mom thus far. I can't imagine life without that. Good luck; I hope it will help.
We have our issues with Jamie too. Her teacher has a meeting set up today with a bunch of "experts" to help her along. Who ever thought children would be this difficult to deal with? Ha ha ha. I think my head in the cloud mothering has come to an end and I am well settled in reality. I guess that happens after two or three kids.
I screened Grant for speech and they are going to check him next school year. I went to speech as did most of my siblings. I also agree preschool is expensive but so great for children (and moms).
So Lindsay, we think Jamie has a auditory processing issue. They still have to screen her, but the school psychologists are pretty confident that's the problem after our meeting. She'll be ok, but she will probably need an Individual Education Plan for a couple years. I had that problem too, and I got over it (or learned to compensate for it....not quite sure how it all works). My dad was never screened, but his teachers complained about his day dreaming and they called him retarded back in the 60's. Now he's a creative successful colonol in the army with two master's degrees. We're pretty sure it has something to do with genetics. It's so frustrating though....and discouraging.....sigh. I feel like I can't handle another thing on my plate at this point. Oh well, that's how life goes. How else would we grow....right? Good luck with speech. Jamie will probably be doing some of that too.
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