Speech

Carter started speech on Monday.  He's going every week at noon again this year for 30 minutes and is the only kid with Ms. Judy during his time slot.

I did a horrible job of practicing with Carter this summer.  We may have only done something once every week or two.  Luckily Ms. Judy said he didn't lose anything (though he didn't gain anything either).  I'm planning on pulling out all of Carter's homework from last year and am going to work on it with him over the next week since he doesn't have speech on Monday because of the holiday.

This week's homework was saying words that begin with the "k" sound.  It took me a minute to figure out the bottom sheet ... "Cool vs. Tool: Which one has a back sound?"  I eventually realized it was referring to the beginning of the word and what part of the tongue makes the sound ("k" is the back of the tongue and "t" is the front).

Ms. Vicky will also be coming to Carter's school once a week to work with him there.

I feel like Carter has a lot more confidence than a few months ago talking to other kids and adults.  I think that some of that is due to his improved speech and I hope he continues to improve.