6 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Child’s Speech Therapy As a speech-language pathologist, I am here to educate and support a child and his/her family to best help expand that child’s speech and language skills. But how can you, as a parent, get the MOST out of that time that is spent with your child’s speech pathologist? How can you best help your child through this process? 1. Get Educated The world of special needs can be a confusing place. It quite literally comes with a whole new language: IEP, IFSP, OT, ST, PT, Special Day Class, least restrictive environment (LRE), goals, objectives, Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE), team meeting, receptive language, expressive language, speech, articulation, fine motor, gross motor, services, related services, etc. The best thing you can do when you discover that your child has special needs, is to start to get educated. Read all you can and find out what resources are available in your area in terms of parent education. Talk to your local early intervention services or school district and see what kind of information they can provide. Find local support groups and read as much as you can. That said, you also need to be very careful what you read online. You can find a lot of WONDERFUL information online, but you can also find a lot of misinformation. Read more: friendshipcircle.org/blog/2013/07/23/6-ways-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-childs-speech-therapy/
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:02:53 +0000
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