Guest guest Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Great idea you had! Thanks for sharing it. Amy www.HelpMyChildTalk.com On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 8:36 PM, kiddietalk <kiddietalk@...> wrote: > Today Tanner and I were sitting on the dock and he said to me " Sometimes > at school I have trouble saying the word tomorrow. I don't know why but I > just can't say it right. So instead I'll just say the day of the week -like > if it's Tuesday I'll say Wednesday " > > So I said " Well that's a good strategy Tanner! But why don't just try to > say tomorrow as a 3 word sentence? " So I said can you say " One more oh " (and > he said it) > > Then I said > What about " Three more oh " " Four more oh " " Five more oh " and Tanner > repeated each one perfect and then on his own continued on with " six more > oh " " seven more oh " " eight more oh " etc. > > So I then said " One more oh " again -and then " two more oh " and he said > tomorrow perfect! > > Then I tried it a different way as he just learned the new strategy - > " Yesterday, today... " and he said " Tomorrow " > > He said " But what about when I'm at school if I can't do it? " And I said > -just keep doing what you are doing! But I'm sure you'll be able to do it if > you try this new trick and think of it as 3 words instead. So a few more > times Tanner practiced saying " tomorrow " and if you listened closely you'd > hear he was saying " Two more oh " If anything he said the word clearer than > most people! > > Just thought I'd share how apraxia affects Tanner today who is 12 years old > even though he is clearly speaking now. It's not just a childhood condition > but a strange aspect to his speech that creates glitches here and there. > Fortunately he's learned to overcome most. Tanner sometimes get caught up on > a word or two -but the exact same strategies that worked for him as a little > one still work today! (sometimes as a mom I just have to remind him of one > or two of them) > > ===== > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 What a great achievment . I have a 8 year old son with apraxia says very little but mom is the one word thats always been there. His apraxia is global so when he jumbed off the floor with both feet and did'nt fall we all were celebrating he just kept on trying. He is a very happy boy but I can see how hard he wants to interact and be like everyone else I tell him none of us are the same and that he's very very special in his own way. > > What a GREAT story. > What an awesome mom you are!! Thanks for sharing. > > Yvette A. > > > > Today Tanner and I were sitting on the dock and he said to me " Sometimes at school I have trouble saying the word tomorrow. I don't know why but I just can't say it right. So instead I'll just say the day of the week -like if it's Tuesday I'll say Wednesday " > > So I said " Well that's a good strategy Tanner! But why don't just try to say tomorrow as a 3 word sentence? " So I said can you say " One more oh " (and he said it) > > Then I said > What about " Three more oh " " Four more oh " " Five more oh " and Tanner repeated each one perfect and then on his own continued on with " six more oh " " seven more oh " " eight more oh " etc. > > So I then said " One more oh " again -and then " two more oh " and he said tomorrow perfect! > > Then I tried it a different way as he just learned the new strategy - " Yesterday, today... " and he said " Tomorrow " > > He said " But what about when I'm at school if I can't do it? " And I said -just keep doing what you are doing! But I'm sure you'll be able to do it if you try this new trick and think of it as 3 words instead. So a few more times Tanner practiced saying " tomorrow " and if you listened closely you'd hear he was saying " Two more oh " If anything he said the word clearer than most people! > > Just thought I'd share how apraxia affects Tanner today who is 12 years old even though he is clearly speaking now. It's not just a childhood condition but a strange aspect to his speech that creates glitches here and there. Fortunately he's learned to overcome most. Tanner sometimes get caught up on a word or two -but the exact same strategies that worked for him as a little one still work today! (sometimes as a mom I just have to remind him of one or two of them) > > ===== > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 > > > > What a GREAT story. > > What an awesome mom you are!! Thanks for sharing. > > > > Yvette A. > > > > > > > > Today Tanner and I were sitting on the dock and he said to me > " Sometimes at school I have trouble saying the word tomorrow. I don't > know why but I just can't say it right. So instead I'll just say the day > of the week -like if it's Tuesday I'll say Wednesday " > > > > So I said " Well that's a good strategy Tanner! But why don't just try > to say tomorrow as a 3 word sentence? " So I said can you say " One more > oh " (and he said it) > > > > Then I said > > What about " Three more oh " " Four more oh " " Five more oh " and Tanner > repeated each one perfect and then on his own continued on with " six > more oh " " seven more oh " " eight more oh " etc. > > > > So I then said " One more oh " again -and then " two more oh " and he said > tomorrow perfect! > > > > Then I tried it a different way as he just learned the new strategy - > " Yesterday, today... " and he said " Tomorrow " > > > > He said " But what about when I'm at school if I can't do it? " And I > said -just keep doing what you are doing! But I'm sure you'll be able to > do it if you try this new trick and think of it as 3 words instead. So a > few more times Tanner practiced saying " tomorrow " and if you listened > closely you'd hear he was saying " Two more oh " If anything he said the > word clearer than most people! > > > > Just thought I'd share how apraxia affects Tanner today who is 12 > years old even though he is clearly speaking now. It's not just a > childhood condition but a strange aspect to his speech that creates > glitches here and there. Fortunately he's learned to overcome most. > Tanner sometimes get caught up on a word or two -but the exact same > strategies that worked for him as a little one still work today! > (sometimes as a mom I just have to remind him of one or two of them) > > > > ===== > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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