Has anyone's child been in speech therapy? How long before you saw results? My daughter has been in it for 2 months (1 hour a week) and I'm not seeing any difference. I know it's not magic, and it's not going to change over night, but how can I tell if I have a good therapist or not?
2007-01-28 16:24:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Thanks for the answer- the therapist comes to the house and plays with my daughter in front of me.
2007-01-28 16:35:46 · update #1
Oops, forgot to mention the most important part, she's 2! Forgive me, it's late here.
2007-01-28 16:42:30 · update #2
my daughter started speech therapy when she was 2. A therapist came to our house twice a week for an hour, played with my daighter, tried to get her to say things, did some oral motor exercises, and it was basically useless. We did this for an entire year and saw very little progress.
When my daughter turned 3 she aged out of early intervention, and the school system took over. She was enrolled into their pre-school program, went 5 days a week, 2 hrs a day. Received two 20 min sessions of individual therapy and two 20 min sessions of group therapy... When she started she had a vocab. of about 50 words. Now almost 1 yr later her vocab has increased to around 500 words and she speaks in sentences. She has come soooo far since she has been in school, its amazing.
I hear so many stories of children who started speech therapy at 2 and made very little progress, but once they got in to a school environment with other children, there vocabulary took off.
2007-01-28 17:01:14 · answer #1 · answered by Kat 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I was in speech therapy before I was even in school up until 3rd grade. I had hearing problems, so there were a lot of things to work on. It most definitely does not happen quickly (as my example shows), but really it depends on the child, the level of difficulty had with speech, and the reason why speech is so hard for them. I went through the school's speech therapist, so I know she was good. Check the therapist's credentials...her school, gpa, etc.
2007-01-28 16:35:08 · answer #2 · answered by ♥Catherine♥ 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My son started speech therapy at the age of 5 and continued until he was in 4th grade.
It's a very gradual process, but I have to tell you that if your daughter is attending public school she should have a speech therapist available to her more often than 1 hour a week. Does she have an IEP or attending any special classes that accommodate her needs?
2007-01-28 16:36:35 · answer #3 · answered by Pixie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My mom's a speech pathologist, so is my sister. The amount of time they spend depends on how severe each child's speech impediment is. Talk to the therapist to learn more about the process. Try getting a therapist that specializes in your childs are of need. My mom, for example, has an education specialist degree in deaf and hard of hearing in addition to her masters in speech pathology.
2007-01-28 16:57:46 · answer #4 · answered by Heather Y 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My little sister is in speech therapy and her speech has improved tons. She started in kindergarten and now she is in 5th grade. Some things like this take time. Talk to the therapist about it or go to one of her lessons with her to see if it's the right therapist.
2007-01-28 16:33:09 · answer #5 · answered by Me 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋