Hi- please.. anyone with a young child with auditory and expressive delays... have any advice?

Question

good books? things that have worked for you? at home intervention ( he is in a special day preschool) for my child? information or web sites i haven't read, yet?

any information would be great! thank-you

Answer 1

you dont say how old the child is but my oldest daughter did not talk until she was 2.5 yrs old, and was diagnosed with an auditory processing problem amplified by the fact that she had multiple ear infections and constant fluid behind her ear drum.

we were instructed by her ped dr and her speech and language specialist to do some of the following to assist her in gaining both sound patterns and words......

be sure that we purchased/or borrowed books that had life like or actual photos so as to encourage her to look at and name the items(the more realistic the better to help her distinguish "real" from pretend)....

repeat oppositional words as an acitivty---on/off(light switch) in/out (with small toys in a box or bag), up/down(using either a toy in your hand or using a balloon)........

making a game out of saying nonsense syllables (including rhyming) ba, be, bo, bi, and then repeat same ones so ba, ba, ba, be, be, be and so on......

make and use picture cards if she could not use a particular word or phrase and have her help make the cards(by coloring etc) then have her pick out the card that represents the thing she wants......

and have her repeat words and praise her for her the attempts (ex...soup/zoop, cat/ca)...

at varying times we had acitities added and taken away these are the ones we used the most and remember doing in places like waiting in the check out lane and in the car.....

its also a great idea to read to your child and occasionally stop and see if they can say the next few words or will at least try.....

good luck

Answer 2

Work with the school specialist if provided if not get help get one. Find the exact reason of what is causing. eg any present deformity. work on simple sound with rhythms and music, keep the child interested and focus in producing single simple sound phonetic base preferred - ah ah ah  ba ba ba la la al. hum to familiar tunes and uses different tempo to tone to enhance interest and fun. Nonsense chanting is very fun" Ai yoi ai yoi, ha ha ha, mee siam, laska hot hot hot....BTW do all the above with lots of finger and facial expression

Answer 3

Hi, the suggestions before all seem very good.  In addition, I am a deaf education teacher and I use a lot of "visual phonics" with my students.  Once you look into it, it can be really easy to learn and it helps kids see the difference in sounds.  Also, as you work with different beginning sounds such as the babababa, match it with a toy he is interested in that might make that sound.  For example, a boat -- "buh buh buh", or a cookie for "mmmm."  Best of luck and again, good for you for getting involved!

Answer 4

ECI (Early Childhood Intervention) is a state-funded agency that tests and treats all areas of development.  It's on a sliding cost, according to income, and if you have a low enough income, it's free.  They come out to your home or daycare for the testing, meetings, and therapy.  It may go by a different name in other states.  I'm in Texas.  After the child turns three, they are switched over to the public school system.  If your child is already three, call the administrative offices of your local school and ask for the special education department.

For your part, you can really push for your son to use his words.  First, if he doesn't specifically ask you for something, using correct words, he doesn't get it.  Repeat it until he says it.

Also, get on his level and make eye contact.  As you speak (very clearly) to him, point to your mouth.  I have no idea why this worked, but it did.  

In our case, we had become used to the way my son talked and acted.  It was "normal" for him, and we didn't push for him to use correct words.  Like anything else, consistancy is the key.  Encourage him to speak, and do it everytime.

Answer 5

Just a comment. Good for you!  Doing at home intervention on top of special day preschool.  It will make such a difference. I worked like that with my son when he was in early intervention and wow what a difference it made.  

also sorry i dont have any infor to share about auditory and expressive delays my son's were fine motor and gross motor and at that time we were unsure of him cognitively.