My 4 yr old step daughter has very bad speach problems. She was abandoned by her mother whaen she was 2, and we fought for custody of her. When we got her, all she could say was "mommy". She's improved greatly, but she still has the inability to make some letter sounds. And her vocabulary has improved, also, but it's still very behind. Her and my 2 1/2 yr old daughter have the same vocabulary, pretty much.I worry about her because she will start school next year and I don't want her to be held back. She can't make "c"sounds, or "g" sounds, or "l" sounds. Cat sounds like "Tat", Gun sounds like "Dun", and Love sounds like "Wuv". How in the world can you "teach someone to make certain "sounds", when you can't really show them how to form your mouth to make these sounds? I don't know how speach therapists do it, and we can't afford one. Any ideas?
2007-02-23
02:27:56
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Lindsey H
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