I have been worried about Violatt'es speech for quite a while. She doesn't say most words clearly and that really concerns me. She knows what she is saying and we can usually figure it out because a couple of words in each sentence are clear, but in general, she struggles some. She has done better since she started preschool. Her language has come a long way, but I am still worried.
Today her teacher did an evaluation on her and talked to me. She was concerned also and wanted to know what I thought about having Violatte referred to a specialist. I think it is a good idea. I'd rather be safe than sorry. I really hope it helps.
Her teacher also commented over and over how incredibly smart Violatte is. For example, the teacher always gives the class a five minute warning before it is time to clean up the toys. As the kids were playing Violatte went up to her teacher and said, "Teacher, five more minutes." Sure enough, it was five minutes until clean up time -- the same time when the teacher would have said that to the class.
Violatte also knows her shapes, colors, months of the year, she can count, etc. Her teacher said that once she could talk better, she wouldn't be surprised if Violatte could explain that she knew even more. What a smart girl! I am so proud of her!
Friday, September 5, 2008
Violatte's Speech
Posted by Jim and Celese's Family Blog at 8:15 PM
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2 comments:
Awww how cute! I wouldn't be too worried about her if she's that smart. ;)
My little brother had a really similair speech thing, my parents took him to some specialists and fianlly to a doctor who ran some tests on his inner ear - it turned out he had an infection that gathered fluid on his inner ear and that made the "hearing" part of speech difficult for him, once the doctor drained his ear canal he immediatly started to improve and can speak and hear just fine today.
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