Our 4 year old grandchild has speach problem, he will be seeing a speach therapist, but i would like to know w

Question

what can we do as adults to help our grand child with his problem as far as games or rymes please let me know. thank you.

Answer 1

1st you have to learn how spell so you do not misguide the poor lad. "speech" "rhymes" "grandchild" Why not ask the speech therapist.

Mine had me suck on a lemon and then recite the alphabet.

Answer 2

my advice is to give ur grandson lots of opportunity's to talk and experiment with speech....this doesn't need to be anything special...for example if ur washing up or hes in the bath talk to him about the sounds the water makes ..using lots of swooshing,plopping,splashing...just make it really natural and fun...always wait and listen to him...no matter how long it takes for him to say something ..don't jump in take over ...and repeat everything back to him to let him know that u understand...this also allows u to correct him without u pointing it out to him and embarrassing him...

some good activities r...baking ,making play dough, drawing... (with u),puppet shows..(use the back of sofa or chair and lots of soft toys)...the puppet show also allows him to express himself with out getting embarrassed ..but u also need to go with Flo...don't take it to seriously..the main thing is fun,fun,fun....and try NOT to correct him...u might put him off trying...good luck ..hope it helps

Answer 3

talk to him not at him ,listen and try to answer all of his questions ,have Patience he will be find ,child learn from sample ,pre schools and other kids help a lot

Answer 4

What kind of speech problem? Is it pronunciation or disfluency or vocabulary? In any case, the therapist will give you some suggestions . Please remember , he is still your grandchild who has a speech problem and not just  a speech problem. He needs to know that your love for him has not changed and he is perfect in your eyes. Lots of hugs, songs and games that any child his age should enjoy will go a long way. He will have many people focusing on speech, you shoulfd focus on a warm loving relationship otherwise the speech becomes his identity.

Answer 5

The best thing you can is wait for the advice from his speech therapist.  In the meantime, be patient and not worry.   Read to him.  Read lots, and sing.  I used song to teach alphabet and numbers.  Your boy is unique in so many wonderful ways, and no matter how seemingly behind he may be, he's truly a person with gifts that you'll soon discover, if you haven't already!  Keep in mind that children develop at different times.  Sometimes kids struggle in an area, but just need special nudging, and that's why there are trained therapists there to do the job.   My son was speech delayed while in Preschool, and so he qualified for ESD.  When he started Kindergarten he was taking speech development and had early intervention 60 minutes a week during the school year while in Kindergarten and 1/2 of first grade.  He just finished first grade, and is doing very well.  He caught up.  

My point to this is for you to keep in mind that your grandchild will most likely catch up.  His future looks very bright.  For the time being, just let the professionals do their work with him.  It's amazing how great they are with these children.  Be very attentive to their advice.  So don't do anything but love him right now.  :)

Answer 6

Our son had speech problems also.  Didn't talk in sentences until he was 4.  His older sister would speak for him and that didn't help matters.  Anyway, I found some music that he really enjoyed- he was into airplanes and space so I found a CD with songs about those themes.  He learned the songs quickly and would sing them all the time.  I think that helped him a lot more than his speech therapist.

Answer 7

Don't focus on correcting him ALL the time or planning "speech therapy" games. Really, he will get therapy at speech therapy and THEY will tell you all what to do.

They'll suggest bubble blowing. They'll suggest that you simply re-use the mispronounced word rather than correcting his/her mispronunciation. They'll suggest that he/she be read to as much as possible. They'll suggest that the child needs to have his/her ears checked. They will suggest that you sing-song normal nursery rhymes as much as possible. They'll suggest making up alliterations.

They'll even suggest that you employ sign-language to help. They'll tell you NOT to hold rewards back: ie don't say, "I won't give you the cookie until you say "cookie" not "tookie" as an example.

Check out the ASL at www.signingtime.com and you can find lots of resources there for those who have hearing or speaking impairments.  Good videos, too!

Answer 8

Singing: action rhymes and songs as this will support him in being able to communicate not only through speech but through gestures to: you often buy action rhyme books from shops or look in charity shops.

Stories: read stories to him, ones which have repeated phrases are great for encouraging speech (eg We're Going On a Bear Hunt and Dear Zoo). Also have stories where it is a rhyming book or one where the narration is rhythmic-for some children with special and language difficulties learning rhythm of speech helps them in pronounciation.

Games: play alongside him and talk almost constantly to him, if he says a word but its not quite right dont correct him eg: "-his my -ower" you can reply "yes thats your tower" this way you can modelled the correct speech without damaging his selfesteem.

Sound Lotto: always a great game as it encourages symbolic sounds and encourages listening skills that will boost speech and language.

Straws: blow bubble, blow paint around paper, give him straws to suck when drinking these all support the development of the muscles in the jaw and tongue which help in speech.

If he has dummy or bottle try to encourage him not to have it in his mouth constantly as it can slow down the ability to pronounce words correctly and the tongue and jaw learn to speak in a differnet position.

hope some of this helps!