Re: Pre-school skills

[Guest guest]

Hi Camilla,

Olivia had the same problem with writing also. Their hands are

just so small to hold a big pencil. We cut pencils in half and also

used those little golf pencils. They helped a lot!

Leah, mom to 10 and Olivia 5.75yrs RSS

> Hi,

>

> my son is 4,5 years and has RSS. I would like to ask you some

things

> I discussed with his teacher today.

>

> He is not fond of writing and drawing. He can hardly write his

first

> letter " V " and doesn't draw any picture that look like something.

> His teacher believes it's because his hands are too weak to hold

the

> pen in a proper way and to be able control it. Haveyour children

had

> this problem, and how did you solve it?

> Else physically, he loves running, jumping and cycling and I feel

he

> is strong for that matter.

>

> He loves talking. He has a wide vocabulary and talkes about

anything

> in long sentences. But he cannot say the sounds " s " , " f " , " sh "

etc.

> and sometimes says " t " instead of " k " . He very well hears the

sounds

> and knows when we say wrong, and his hearing is checked and is OK.

I

> don't know if it a matter of maturity or because of how his mouth

is

> constructed. Have you had the same experience? When were your

> children able to speak properly and did they need help by a speech

> therapist?

> Are there any other experiences you would like to share when it

> comes to skills expected by a 4-6-year-old in school?

>

> Love

> Camilla (Victor 4,5 years)

[Guest guest]

Hi Camilla,

My RSS son is 5 yr 7 mo and started kindergarten today.

cannot write his name at all. He can do the o because it is a circle

and the s. He has no strength in his hands and that is after 5 years

of OT. He has also been receiving speech therapy for years and there

are still sounds he cannot make, many of which you have described. I

would certainly suggest OT (occupational therapy) and ST (speech

therapy).

Good luck,

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) twins having their

first day of kindergarten today

[Guest guest]

Liam is 4.5 SGA and he has trouble with the fine motor skills. He does not

hold the pencil correctly, but can write his name. You have to remind him to

press hard, otherwise he writes too light.. His letters are not straight,

but you can understand it... Now he was not able to do this before school

started, no matter how much I worked with him. He was in a special needs Pre

K last year and still was not able to do it. This year he is in a regular

preschool at a catholic school and has been improving in leaps and bounds...

We are also waiting for an OT, PT and ST evaluation.

Mom to Jed and Liam

Orlando Fl

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" Today I will not worry...unless I see animals lining up two by two. "

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[Guest guest]

Hi Camilla,

I'm seventeen years old and have RSS as well. At school I always had

problems with writing and drawing. I hold the pen/pencil to tight

and can't write to long at once, it hurts.

Drawing I love to do now but it still hurts. I have a special pencil

and never write too long. Then I need to take a break.

Hope you've heard enough...

Love,

Amy, 17 years old.

> Hi,

>

> my son is 4,5 years and has RSS. I would like to ask you some

things

> I discussed with his teacher today.

>

> He is not fond of writing and drawing. He can hardly write his

first

> letter " V " and doesn't draw any picture that look like something.

> His teacher believes it's because his hands are too weak to hold

the

> pen in a proper way and to be able control it. Haveyour children

had

> this problem, and how did you solve it?

> Else physically, he loves running, jumping and cycling and I feel

he

> is strong for that matter.

>

> He loves talking. He has a wide vocabulary and talkes about

anything

> in long sentences. But he cannot say the sounds " s " , " f " , " sh "

etc.

> and sometimes says " t " instead of " k " . He very well hears the

sounds

> and knows when we say wrong, and his hearing is checked and is OK.

I

> don't know if it a matter of maturity or because of how his mouth

is

> constructed. Have you had the same experience? When were your

> children able to speak properly and did they need help by a speech

> therapist?

> Are there any other experiences you would like to share when it

> comes to skills expected by a 4-6-year-old in school?

>

> Love

> Camilla (Victor 4,5 years)

[Guest guest]

Hi Camilla,

My son is 8. He has RSS and low muscle tone. he hates writing for the

same reason. He is entering the 3rd grade but writes like a 1st

grader. He gets O/T from the scool to help him write and improve his

strength.

He too loves all the physical activity. When I play with him, I often

try and get him to grasp something and pretend to crush it. Little

does he know that I am exercising his grasp/clutching.

Ask the O/T at school for exercises he can do at hoime to build his

strength. Also, try and get him to write postcards to realives and

friends about exciting things that happen.

If you get other advice, let me know because we are still struggling

with this one.

Ken M

> Hi,

>

> my son is 4,5 years and has RSS. I would like to ask you some

things

> I discussed with his teacher today.

>

> He is not fond of writing and drawing. He can hardly write his

first

> letter " V " and doesn't draw any picture that look like something.

> His teacher believes it's because his hands are too weak to hold

the

> pen in a proper way and to be able control it. Haveyour children

had

> this problem, and how did you solve it?

> Else physically, he loves running, jumping and cycling and I feel

he

> is strong for that matter.

>

> He loves talking. He has a wide vocabulary and talkes about

anything

> in long sentences. But he cannot say the sounds " s " , " f " , " sh " etc.

> and sometimes says " t " instead of " k " . He very well hears the

sounds

> and knows when we say wrong, and his hearing is checked and is OK.

I

> don't know if it a matter of maturity or because of how his mouth

is

> constructed. Have you had the same experience? When were your

> children able to speak properly and did they need help by a speech

> therapist?

> Are there any other experiences you would like to share when it

> comes to skills expected by a 4-6-year-old in school?

>

> Love

> Camilla (Victor 4,5 years)

[Guest guest]

At 02:49 PM 9/6/2005 +0000, you wrote:

>Hi,

>

>my son is 4,5 years and has RSS. I would like to ask you some things

>I discussed with his teacher today.

>

>He is not fond of writing and drawing. He can hardly write his first

>letter " V " and doesn't draw any picture that look like something.

>His teacher believes it's because his hands are too weak to hold the

>pen in a proper way and to be able control it. Haveyour children had

>this problem, and how did you solve it?

We had a set of developmental preschool books we did with at home that

are designed to improve motor skills and IQ -

http://www.sonlight.com/PR01.html?cat=101. He did very well after that in

Kindergarten, even though he was only 20 pounds half the height of the other

children, too - thank God for GH since then!). We did have to modify the

memory pages though (too hard for me!), but they were only a small portion of

the books.

>Else physically, he loves running, jumping and cycling and I feel he

>is strong for that matter.

>

>He loves talking. He has a wide vocabulary and talkes about anything

>in long sentences. But he cannot say the sounds " s " , " f " , " sh " etc.

>and sometimes says " t " instead of " k " .

My son had similar problems at that age, but as a schoolteacher friend

predicted, I think he has grown out of them. I had a problem switching s, sh,

and z sounds and took therapy in 4th and 5th grade which corrected it - just a

bit of teaching of where to put my tongue and a whole lot of repetition. I

think my big brother exascerbated a normal childish 'lithp' with his teasing...

I'll have to listen more carefully to see if there's anything he hasn't grown

out of, but he became much, much easier to understand between 2nd and 4th

grades.

Inga

He very well hears the sounds

>and knows when we say wrong, and his hearing is checked and is OK. I

>don't know if it a matter of maturity or because of how his mouth is

>constructed. Have you had the same experience? When were your

>children able to speak properly and did they need help by a speech

>therapist?

>Are there any other experiences you would like to share when it

>comes to skills expected by a 4-6-year-old in school?

>

>Love

>Camilla (Victor 4,5 years)

>

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>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My daughter Vittoria starts Kindergarten tomorrow and she still has a hard time

writting her name, she has been getting speech therapy since she was 3 she also

started preschool then through early intervention. She trys to write but we

think the same thing she can not hold the pen properly. You can have her checked

through EI services it in every state check it out on line.

Pre-school skills

Hi,

my son is 4,5 years and has RSS. I would like to ask you some things

I discussed with his teacher today.

He is not fond of writing and drawing. He can hardly write his first

letter " V " and doesn't draw any picture that look like something.

His teacher believes it's because his hands are too weak to hold the

pen in a proper way and to be able control it. Haveyour children had

this problem, and how did you solve it?

Else physically, he loves running, jumping and cycling and I feel he

is strong for that matter.

He loves talking. He has a wide vocabulary and talkes about anything

in long sentences. But he cannot say the sounds " s " , " f " , " sh " etc.

and sometimes says " t " instead of " k " . He very well hears the sounds

and knows when we say wrong, and his hearing is checked and is OK. I

don't know if it a matter of maturity or because of how his mouth is

constructed. Have you had the same experience? When were your

children able to speak properly and did they need help by a speech

therapist?

Are there any other experiences you would like to share when it

comes to skills expected by a 4-6-year-old in school?

Love

Camilla (Victor 4,5 years)

[Guest guest]

Hi , my son is 5 3/4 yrs , also has cp , he is still unable to write his name,

but circles , lines etc. he can do. He still only sys a few words uses signs

mostly, but recvng ot, pt, and speech was upped to 5x a week, bec they think its

related to hypotonia, not sga. I think its both. He is getting better though,

but now fighting frustration at not being able to do what we ask.

Hope it helps

pocarvidsson wrote:

Hi,

my son is 4,5 years and has RSS. I would like to ask you some things

I discussed with his teacher today.

He is not fond of writing and drawing. He can hardly write his first

letter " V " and doesn't draw any picture that look like something.

His teacher believes it's because his hands are too weak to hold the

pen in a proper way and to be able control it. Haveyour children had

this problem, and how did you solve it?

Else physically, he loves running, jumping and cycling and I feel he

is strong for that matter.

He loves talking. He has a wide vocabulary and talkes about anything

in long sentences. But he cannot say the sounds " s " , " f " , " sh " etc.

and sometimes says " t " instead of " k " . He very well hears the sounds

and knows when we say wrong, and his hearing is checked and is OK. I

don't know if it a matter of maturity or because of how his mouth is

constructed. Have you had the same experience? When were your

children able to speak properly and did they need help by a speech

therapist?

Are there any other experiences you would like to share when it

comes to skills expected by a 4-6-year-old in school?

Love

Camilla (Victor 4,5 years)