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Recs for Speech therapy apps for Ipad please!!
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My daughter is almost 2 (sep) and I am 100% sure she has a speech delay. There are still many sounds she is NOT making (for instance, no K sounds, she still doesn't say NO or any sounds with other than sounds that end in an "A" sound)
I am BEYOND frustrated because I had her evaluated and they said she is a little behind but not enough to qualify for early intervention. This was 2 months ago. But she hasn't made ANY progress whatsoever. She's frustrated; I'm frustrated.
We just moved a month ago so I am still in the process of establishing doctors. I made an appointment with a pediatrician in our area, but it's going to be a few weeks before they can get her in. Our previous pediatrician was useless. Until I can get her in for another eval, I want some ipad apps I can use with her that can help. I am no speech therapist but want to help her as much as possible. And the issue is trying to get her to even MAKE the sounds. She simply won't make them. How can I encourage her?
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Re: Recs for Speech therapy apps for Ipad please!!
I don't know much about proper iPad speech apps but my LO one loves one by LeapFrog called Toddler Tunes. It's gotten him to make some interesting sounds.
What really did get him super vocal wasn't an iPad app but a set of DVDs - from They Might Be Giants - they did some podcasts some years ago and released three DVD/CD sets. Those really got Chris excited and he started being a little more verbal. They've got an ABCs and 123s CD/DVD as well as a science one. The one that really got him started was the 123s one - he had his favorite song which was about the number 6 and he'd watch, get super excited and say "seeeee" (his word for six). With time he started picking up more of the numbers and pronouncing them fairly clearly. Same thing with the ABCs one - his favorite song was about the letter D and as soon as it came on, he'd belt out "DEEEEE".
It's fun for them - the music's not half bad and it might get your LO to start making some basic sounds.
You can also play games with her and just make silly sounds to see if she can imitate them - seriously, the goofier the better.
good luck.
I would first go to the library and get a book on baby signing and start signing with your DD. Giving her the tools to ask for more, tell you she is hungry, tell you she wants up or whatever will be a serious relief for both you and her.
Then, I would work on "p" "b" "m" words. Use things that motivate her. Use times of the day when you have her full attention. I used to encourage my (both kids were speech delayed) kids to make the sounds while we were driving and also at bedtime during snuggle time.
I don't think I would go to an ipad for speech. I know that some consider an ipad a good tool but for a 2 year old I'd rather see speech coming from interaction from another person. That's just me.
Look for a speech therapist in your area. I've been attending with my kids almost 3 years straight between the two of them. I have learned a great deal. We attended once a week or once every two weeks and did plenty of work at home in between. Speech therapy is wonderful.
I am not using apps for speech.
We did download a couple of songs by Barbara Milne that our speech therapist uses. One is called "Letter Sounds" that sings the letters of the alphabet, makes the sound of each letter and says a word that starts wioth that letter. We also downloaded her "Three little kittens" song and "Magic Words". Nate like to "sing" the meows at the end of the song and I got the Manners song for future use.
The songs are really nice and not annoying at all. You will be singing them to yourself!
Also, we do a lot of speech practice in the car. I have a game I made up called "Mommy's turn, your turn" I will say "mommy's turn" and make a noise with my mouth I know he can do like "ya,ya" then I point back to him and say "Nate's turn" I will go thru a couple sounds he does and then do one we are working on like "ma, ma"
With new sounds I will only try a do a single version or repeat of the sound. So, "ma!" or "ma ma!" Anything with more syllables than that Nate cannot plan out. If he makes a different sound than I did, I just repeat that sound back to him and then start over with "mommy's turn" again.
Another thing I do is "Let's shout!" and I shout a one syllable sound or word and see if he can shout back. Sometimes making the sound bigger gets me some results.
Also in the car I sort of narrate what is happening like "oops looks like a red light, what does red light mean?" He will usually sign "stop". We talk about waiting for a green light and then when it changes I say "waht does green light mean? and he signs and now says "Go!".
I would also go the the library and check out a Signing Time DVD to teach you and her some basic signs. (Baby signing time is a good starter) They are great videos and most kids love them. Signing will NOT delay the ability to talk. It actually gets the language part of the brain firing and that is what you want to happen. HTH!