All About Speech Therapy

[24hr-mum]

chk it out:

http://www.brainfitstudio.com

old name: brain revolution, kidzgrow

it has programes for normal as well as special kids to tackle brain functions in terms of visual-motor coordination, auditory (ie listening skills), concentration etc. its basically like a brain gym centre.

my boy attended the revamp programme (renamed as smart moves and smart vision) when he was exactly 4, as i noticed he cant really write - his letters will flow all over, cant stay on the line, and of cos cant write within the constraints in a triple line bk for penmanship. some pple may think its normal but my #1 （girl） and my #3 （girl， now 3.5yrs - can write better than him and no problem writing ON the line. besides, when reading, he tends to mis the line or word, cant really read FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, he tends to be a bit random in picking out the words unless u point the word for him. he had a lot of mirror image that time in his writing for letters eg j, f, g, e, and numbers too i think. he also cant really balance well when climbing up the bridge, rather clumsy.

when he writes, his wrist was curved, arms above the paper instead of resting on it, and writes really slowly and hates writing.

i went to dynamics at orchard for assessment, the angmoh said he's ok but i didnt believe her. so i research n found brainfit studio at goldhil centre. they did assessment on him and found his most lacking in visual-motor coordination (eg if u throw ball at him, he cant really catch). so i went for 2 mths of the revamp prog, where he did jumping on trampoline and reading words off the wall chart, lying on a giant gym ball to play puzzle, simple written ex eg pick out all letter A from a list to improve eye tracking etc. also got to do those gym ex as homework at home. 3 times a week.. really siong. but his writing improved tremendously at the end of it and i continued for another 2 mths. they did pre and post prog test to show u the results. very transparent type.

i also sent my boy last year for fastforward - a listening programme cos he also cant pick up instructions well if too complex.

now my boy not only writes normally and can even draw his cars and trains very well.

i plan to send him for smart focus to improve attention span cos he's very hyper.

can pay by bb bonus. ex but its like therapy rate. better do now than realise the prob after he goes p1.

he has a history of speech delay so i believe other brains not working too well too hahahaha.. till today he is a mystery to me....nvr follow rules, thnk too much out of the box and just unteachable. sigh...very maverick

[24hr-mum]

i have 3 kids so i can compare. basically if a child exhibits some delays or problems at a very young age, normally they dont outgrow (much). got to do something to rectify, not to make him or her a genius, but just to be no par and a normal child like his friends…

[24hr-mum]

Jennifer:

24hr-mum:

[quote=\"Jennifer\"]
My brother's coming to 2 yo son still cant talk. I noticed he drools a lot too. How does the speech therapist help for such children?

got to find out at 2, why cant talk? due to lack of stimulation becos no one reads to him, talk to him, or becos of some inherent problem. or maybe no interaction at hm?

My bro is living with his in-laws (a big family). Shld not be no stimulation. The child understands what the adults tell him, he just wld not respond via speech.[/quote]is the child shy? usually shdnt be shy to own family members. got to chk if got speech problems. 2 yrs old may be a bit young tho i know some at 2 are very chatty already. can give a couple of mths up to 2.5yrs old to monitor. i rem my #1 only started talking at 2.5yrs. #2 was late but as it its, he had speech delay

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24hr-mum, mind sharing the fees for the assessments and the programs pls? TIA.

[24hr-mum]

assessment is 380 for a 2hr assessment. if sign up, then the 380 can be included inside the course fee, ie free assessment. if didnt sign up after the evaluation, then pay the 380


i cant rem the exact course fees but its worked out abt 70-100 an hr depending on the package and they also increased the fee later cos mine was 2 yrs ago. it was sthing like 2400 for 20 sessions or so, 4800 for 60 sessions, . my boy was rather slow so it was money that i cant save and lucky got bb bonus. i know if u sign up for more sessions at 1 go, the per session rate is lower

[DesertWind]

24hr-mum:

i cant rem the exact course fees but its worked out abt 70-100 an hr depending on the package and they also increased the fee later cos mine was 2 yrs ago. it was sthing like 2400 for 20 sessions or so, 4800 for 60 sessions, . my boy was rather slow so it was money that i cant save.

Its a lot of money, 24hr-mum, and the things we will do for our kids! Last year I paid SGD2,000 per month for the private early intervention centre daily 3 hours for my boy. Went for 9 months. This year, he is attending kindergarten but I continue to put him for 1 hour sessions 3 times per week at SGD100 each time. Mainly so that my 3+ yo son will receive personal attention to do reading, learn phonics, do other fine motor skill activities etc.. He has speech delay and just beginning to speak so yes, we are still watching over him and having this additional support outside school hours is important! Yup, all budget and time go into this liao, so no further enrichments for him!
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[24hr-mum]

same here. when my boy went for speech therapy at 2+, then "brain therapy" at brainfit, my #1 didnt hv any enrichment.

i use bb bonus to pay and ‘close one eye’. otherwise very heart ache

but if u dont do it now, they wont hv time once they hit p1.

[gerberadaisy]

Hi 24-hr mum


Many thanks for sharing the info on Brainfit.

Hi Desert wind

Do you mind if you share which early intervention centre your child goes to? Did your child improve after attending the programme?

I have a K2 child who is also slow at learning, and has undergone a series of therapy with a educational psychologist. We’ve stopped seeing the psychologist as she said that my child is ok now, except for some delay in literacy skills and she recommended us to see her friend who specialises in teaching literacy skils. Am trying to find out more about other programmes to see which one suits my son best.

Many thanks!

[24hr-mum]

hi gerber


mind sharing what’s the definition of slow in learning?
sometimes maybe the child was not being exposed to more academic stuff at home or in school, maybe not really slow but just need more enrichment lessons?

for literacy skills, is a specialist needed or just those phonics programmes can help? i didnt use phonics myslf, just flashcards of sight words.

[DesertWind]

gerberadaisy:

Hi Desert wind

Do you mind if you share which early intervention centre your child goes to? Did your child improve after attending the programme?

I have a K2 child who is also slow at learning, and has undergone a series of therapy with a educational psychologist. We've stopped seeing the psychologist as she said that my child is ok now, except for some delay in literacy skills and she recommended us to see her friend who specialises in teaching literacy skils. Am trying to find out more about other programmes to see which one suits my son best.
Many thanks!

Hi gerbaradaisy,
Yes, my son improved after attending the programme last year! Partly due to the time factor in his natural development (he grew up) and also due to the close attention given by his teachers at this early invention centre who were able to engage him. He enjoyed going to school!

I think it would be good for your son to attend some sort of \"Preparation for P1\" classes this year at whichever centre you find most comfortable with the teachers/principal.

(I have PM you the contact & remove it on this website).
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