summer speech #1

A couple of Tuesdays ago, SJ continued his summer speech therapy sessions.  We switched his therapy time to a morning appointment, so it won't affect his pool time.  His therapist started working on identifying words from definitions.  He needed many prompts to complete this activity.  She had been working on this skill for a few weeks.  Some of the ones that he had trouble with were the following.

1. A sloping roadway or path used by carts and wheelchairs-ramp
2. A tool used to lift a car when changing a tire-jack
3. The part of the body between the neck and hips-trunk or torso

After we reviewed these unfamiliar words with him a few times, he was able to remember many of them.  This will be a skill that he will have to continue to work on. 

She also worked on identifying verbs from given definitions.  He did fairly well with this activity.  He did have some trouble with a few of the verbs.  These were some of the ones he had difficulty with.

1. To throw trash on the ground or in the street-litter
2. To act or move quickly or with haste-hurry
3. To feel something with your fingers-touch

She has worked on this skill for a few weeks.  With prompting, SJ can remember some of the verbs.  Unfortunately, he couldn't define some of the words in the definitions, such as haste.  She suggested we pick up a dictionary for kids.  That is a great suggestion. 

Another skill she practiced with him was identifying verbs that go together.  He did half with his therapist and the remainder were assigned to him for homework.  A few examples of the verbs are the following.

1. hide and seek
2. scream and yell
3. stop, look and listen

She said he worked very well for her.  He was very chatty.  He told her about our trip to Erie and that he was on the swim team.  He also complained about how tiring swim team is for him.  For homework, she assigned him a sheet on identifying descriptors that go together.  He was able to do 50% of the answers without prompts.  An example of one of the descriptors that he had trouble with is the following:  My leg is black and blue where I bumped it.  He needed prompted to correctly answer blue.

She also assigned him a worksheet where he had to list different items for a specific category.  This was one of the categories.

 

Musical Instruments

horn

tuba

trumpet

drums

flute

violin

piano

 

He did very well with this homework assignment.  He didn't require any assistance.  Great job SJ!