If you’ve been reading this blog for some time then you know that Korey has a severe speech delay. At least he HAD a severe speech delay, now he’s just somewhat delayed. Well last night he surprised me with a little song all by himself. Singing is something that is really important to me; I […]
Speech lessons: 3 syllable words to practice
Speech therapy with Early Intervention has a lot of practicing that you need to do at home with your child or they will not succeed as fast. Here are some 3 syllable words to practice with your child. Parachute Wishing well Washing hair Magician Parakeet Marching band Pirate ship Measuring Magic wand My jacket Washington […]
Speech improvements and preschool
Korey’s third birthday will be the mark of him being in Early Intervention for one year. A full year of speech therapy, and education and half a year of OT. The changes are remarkable. Going from a boy who had no words at all, no communication, to signing and now speaking small sentences. He has […]
ABCs
Singing ABCs was something I quickly gave up on with Korey when we were told how severe his speech delay was. I was so disappointed, as a young kid who grew up singing all the time in the car with my grandparents and uncle, also taking Chorus and singing lessons from Kindergarten through senior year. […]
Korey’s Speech and Education Quarterly Update
Since Korey is in Early Intervention he receives an evaluation from each teacher every 6 months. His first one was in September and I completely forgot to share it. Each teacher/therapist that comes over has a set of goals that they are helping us try and meet. These goals are broken down into short-term objectives […]