It can be confusing to understand exactly what a speech language
pathologist does, because they tend to do so many different things!
People tend to associate a speech therapist with someone who helps kids
pronounce their R's correctly, etc. We do that, but we also help kids
who are having trouble with understanding the language they read and
hear, and expressing themselves through language. Some examples of
things these kids might struggle with are listening to the teacher in
class and then remembering everything she says so that they can complete
their homework, understanding verbal or written directions that involve
doing multiple steps and some planning on their own, listening or
reading for details and being able to use them to answer questions,
listening for the main idea and being able to explain it to somebody,
and writing or speaking their answers in complete grammatical sentences.
These
are skills that will really help kids as they progress through the
upper grades, and eventually enter the workforce. You can help your
child to increase his language skills by reading to him and with him,
asking questions about what he’s read, and encouraging him to answer in
complete grammatical sentences.
More details later!
Thanks!
Mrs. Hurd
No comments:
Post a Comment