More Music to my Ears
I’m very excited to share with you Luke’s most recent Lucid video. This was taken a little over a month ago, and even since then he has had quite an explosion of words! Can’t wait to show you more of what’s been transpiring with my little angel.
Wow Luke! You have come so far… I am so proud of you. Keep talkin’ my little preacher boy. Love, Mommy
Megan McCann at Lucid speech and Language, Murrieta, Ca. is Luke’s therapist. She is doing treatment in this video. It is very easy to ask her questions regarding your child or treatment options. Just click here - Ask Megan
May 23rd, 2009 at 10:42 pm
LUKE THERE’S NO STOPPING YOU NOW!! GREAT JOB MY DEAR GRANDSON. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. LOVE, GRANDMA AND POPS XOXOXOXOXOXOXO
May 24th, 2009 at 5:03 am
WOW- that’s amazing!! WTG Luke!!!
I love his curly hair, and I had to laugh at a couple places, because my little guy would totally stop and point out the hamburger seeds, as well as the color purple (his favorite color).
Does he use many (any) 2-word sentences at home? I almost got teary-eyed listening to him say the few during this video, as I know that’s a huge milestone.
May 24th, 2009 at 5:06 am
Oh, I forgot… do you use these cards at home, yourself?
May 24th, 2009 at 7:27 am
Hi April, Yes he is using more two word phrases. You-tube only allows videos 10 min. or less now. So unfortunately we had to cut the video before they really got into a lot of two-word phrases. At home he is using simple two words like one more, dog down, go up, yellow ball or mama no. He loves to point things out. That’s funny, I think he’s interested but also he’s figured it waste time =less work! We use the same sets of cards at home, along with our own home made cards. We took pictures of important things in his world, then his speech therapist broke down the words for me. So much of it is visual cues for these little guys. Luke’s Favorite color is purple too! Love, Jen
May 24th, 2009 at 7:35 am
P.S Also we have begun work on three syllables. Which I was very hesitate about. I wondered how do we move on with two and three syllables when alot of the single syllables are not perfect. But this is the Nancy Kaufman way and it does work! I think it helps them understand the flow and rhythms of variety of different words instead of just drilling the same words until they are perfect. I was shocked when Luke said I- da- ho (Idaho)!
May 24th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Thanks for answering my questions! That’s amazing re: 3 syllables. Too cute I-da-ho. hehehe
We don’t have an official apraxia diagnosis yet. I didn’t even know what it was until a few weeks ago, but have spent as much times since then researching it, and it seems so many of the symptoms resonate with Isaiah’s speech.
Do you mind me asking another question? I briefly talked to Isaiah’s soon-to-be ST (we’re switching from Early Intervention to school-provided services this fall), and he said that the “hallmark feature” of apraxia is inconsistency. That words come out different each time they say it. Well, Isaiah is *fairly* consistent, although there are some variance (baby alternates between “be-be” and “te-te” for example). But the ST acted like without major inconsistency, then he wouldn’t even consider apraxia a possiblity.
Thanks again for letting me lurk and learn on your blog. I need to update mine with Isaiah’s progress, but once I do, I’d love to hear any feedback or ideas. I feel like we’re stuck in a rut.
May 24th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
You Know, I’m not really sure about that. With Luke there is plenty of inconsistency. But that is usually words he hasn’t really got down yet. Then he has lots of words that are consistent. What I see that is very interesting is he will flip words(say a word backwards.) Or he will just say the beginning or the end sound of a word. There is also a way to find out if your child has Apraxia, Kaufman Speech Praxis test for children. If your SLP has never heard of Nancy Kaufman, I’d say there is a good chance they don’t know a whole lot about Apraxia. She is a real pioneer in this field. She has been treating children with Apraxia for thirty years! She’s come up with a test that can simply say yes or No! Please Lurk. Hopefully we can all learn from each other. Luke will transition to public school system in a few months. I would love to know what we should expect with all of that! Love, Jen
May 25th, 2009 at 5:25 am
WOWEE! Way to go Luke!!! Thanks for posting the video Jen, it is great to see how much progress Luke has made
He is doing amazing with his Kaufman cards! Unbelievable change since the last video you posted. All of his hard work is paying off! You must be a very proud Mommy.