after school speech part 38

Last Tuesday, SJ had his weekly speech therapy session.  The therapist went over how to listen well.  She had SJ check off things that he should be doing in order to have a good conversation.  He had a choice of 14 items.  He checked off the following: 

· Look puzzled if you don't understand something.

· Face your partner.

· Smile or laugh if your partner says something you both think is funny.

· Look at your partner now and then.

· Fidget with something; move your arms, hands or fingers around.

· Nod your head to show you understand or agree with what your partner says.

· Keep looking right at your partner's eyes.

· Say "no" when you disagree with what your partner says.

She went over a Problem Solving worksheet with him.  They read a story together and then she had him answer some questions.  This was the story:

Dan thinks about dogs all the time.  He keeps begging his parents to let him get a dog.  They keep telling him the same thing.  They say, "Dan, we are hardly every home.  The dog would be alone a lot.  That wouldn't be fair to it.  Besides, our apartment is much too small for a dog." 

Dan knows they are right, but he would still love to get a dog.  He doesn't have any brothers or sisters to play with, and a dog would make a great best friend.  Dan can't wait until he grows up so he can have his own dog in his own place.  Until then, he'll just keep reading about dogs and thinking about what it will be like to have one.

He then had to answer three questions on Main Idea and Details and five questions on Problem Solving.  She told me that he got 86% correct with prompts.  Great job, SJ! 

For his homework, she assigned a worksheet on Taking Turns, as well as a Figurative Language story with questions.  We will be working on those assignments tomorrow night.