Re: Speech Delay help

Barbara wrote:

> Some 6 year-olds CAN be tested for APD. It all depends upon their
> development and ability to attend to the task, not chronological age.
> One was tested at about 6-1/2. A lot of audiologists and school
> districts are hung up on age 8 as a minimum for testing, but AFAIK
> that's not true. There's an excellent google APD group where that's
> been discussed several times (and where I get a lot of my info).

I didn't know about the group. Do you have a link or anything for me? I
think the University where I'd have him tested recommends age 7 which will
be coming up soon.

> I'm sure you already know all of this, but (i) make sure he's sitting
> in the front of the class, in a position where he's looking straight
> at the teacher; (ii) he should also be seated away from distractions
> and background noises, like a gerbil, fish tank, or another kid who
> talks a lot; and (iii) make sure that the teacher breaks down
> instructions for him -- go to the shelf, take out the book, turn to
> page 40 and read is probably more than he can process right now.

I think his teacher does do that and he gets to leave the main classroom and
go to a second for reading and math where the groups are much smaller (about
6 kids) which helps. I'm fine with that this year as it is a very common
thing but I'm hoping that we'll find strategies to make things work inside
the regular classroom. I'm frustrated because the only area he showed delay
in was the auditory processing pocket so he didn't qualify for an IEP or any
services. Of course their isn't much expected of a kindergartener. They
basically told us he has a high chance of crashing and burning later but
until then...he doesn't qualify...grr. He doesn't meet the criteria either
so there isn't much I can do about it until scores fall or something.

> Don't beat yourself up. I KNEW that there was a problem with One's
> language, but let myself be lulled into complacency by teachers who
> kept saying that he didn't have a problem.

Yep. I think a mother should listen to her instincts in situations like
these.


--
Nikki
Hunter 4/99
Luke 4/01
Thing One and Thing Two :-) EDD 4/06


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