how to help my 5 year old daughter?

Question

my daughter is in kindergarten this year and is having trouble. she is having trouble with speech (in speech therapy) , recognizing letters and numbers. she only counts to 11 and they say she should be counting to 20. she can only recognize a few letters from the alphabet. every single day i read to her, i point to the words while we read. i go over her speech papers that are sent to me (try to get her to pronounce the words the way they should be), we do the alphabet with and without looking at the letters, we do the same with numbers. i have bought flash cards and we work with those. i made her a childrens cd with the alphabet songs and all sorts of kids songs for her. i dont know how else to help her. she does not require a special education class, i just dont know what else to do to help her so please dont be disrespectful when answering. this is an innocent child we are talking about. if anyone has any creative teaching ideas for me please do tell! i just want to help her learn

Answer 1

'No child left behind' can sometimes mean a school not wanting to put a child in special education classes. They get graded on their schools accomplishments and that does not include children in specialized education. This affects their funding. Order them to do a full evaluation on her and try to get her into special education classes. They have more one on one time with the teacher, more on hand assistance doing their work, and more instruction and time to do their work. There is no shame in it and it is far better then letting her drowned in regular classes. I had to do this with my son. It's really done wonders for him. He's out of them now and on the honor roll but it was just what he needed for a while. Best of luck!

Answer 2

I had to go to speech therapy when I was a child also. I couldn't say my R's and S's right. But it did eventually help me. I still have problems some times when I am tired, and I am 52. I do not mean this in a disrespectful or rude way, but just a question. Have you had her tested for dyslexia? There are different levels. Some are less noticeable then others. I also have heard that the program, "Hooked on Phonics" is a good program, have you tried that yet? You appear to be doing all that you can, so I would suggest that you try making it more fun, you know, maybe making a game of it.

Answer 3

My 5 year old little sister is the same way. My stepmom is having her evaluated by the state to see if if she needed to be put in any special classes. We bought her some games that she plays. Like Hungry, Hungry Hippo for counting and the one fishing game we all used to play when we were little for counting and colors. For the alphabet see if there might be a show ur daughter may want to watch that incorporates that and other basic things in it. Like the wiggles etc. My littlesister seems to know the words and colors but just doesn't see the point in showing us that she does. Good luck and just be sure to make everything fun and practice for only a shortwhile since little kids have short attention spans! :)

Answer 4

It sounds like you are doing good with the method you are using. Maybe just give her a little time. Also they sure are making alot of teaching computer toys now that are state of the art, they might be worth looking into. Another thing that might help is if she makes a good friend that will read and play with her. Sometimes a person of the same age can get through where older people can't.

Answer 5

Children have to learn at their own pace. We are living in a time where kids are constantly being put under a microscope and analyzed. In some ways it's been great in catching problems early on - but some kids just don't have a "problem". My daughter was diagnosed with sensory integration at five years old. Academically she's doing great, but we had to adjust the way she was learning - and eliminate distractions. All children are individuals and just can't be lumped into a general category.

Answer 6

Well, she is only 5, and you cannot shove the info in. She will learn at her pace. Reading to her is GREAT. Do your best to make learning FUN.

Answer 7

it's proably not anything to worry about she's probably just a little behind and she'll catch up. dont fret about it just keep doing what your doing and she'll get it.