All About Delayed Speech
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Thanks ladies for your advise. The problem about time is DS3 takes a long time to do everything. Eg, we need to leave hse at 1pm. So he need to eat lunch at 12pm. I started teaching him at 9.30am, n need to cook at 11am. But he just for a simple task that took 5 mins, he need to take 30 mins. If he can finish at 10.30am by the latest, I still have time to prepare cooking and will not rush him. But most of the time, he could not finish by 10.30am. Therefore, the longer he drag, the more impatient I get as I need lunch to be ready by 12pm.
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SAHM Chew:
Thanks ladies for your advise. The problem about time is DS3 takes a long time to do everything. Eg, we need to leave hse at 1pm. So he need to eat lunch at 12pm. I started teaching him at 9.30am, n need to cook at 11am. But he just for a simple task that took 5 mins, he need to take 30 mins. If he can finish at 10.30am by the latest, I still have time to prepare cooking and will not rush him. But most of the time, he could not finish by 10.30am. Therefore, the longer he drag, the more impatient I get as I need lunch to be ready by 12pm.
Haha, sounds like mine too! So I make sure I give lots of time allowance. And he loves the clock, so I gave him timing. I also cook food that he loves. Be it just soy beans or roti prata. Nothing that he dislikes and will leave it standing for an hour and still untouched. Lunches are not the time to try new food. So even if everyday he eats the same food, so long as he likes, I just make that. Nowadays it's cheese sandwiches/ prata with Nutella for breakfast followed by buttered corn cup/soy beans and banana/other fruits for lunch. He is now more of less used to the timing, that by 11.45 he needs to change up. 11.30 is the time to go toilet if he has big business. 11am for lunch.
When we do work in the morning, I also work in leisure time. So if he finishes ahead of time, he gets to watch his favourite TV Prog or read his book. If not, too bad for him. Can you also cook while he does his work? Do you need to be constantly by his side? -
mashy:
Whatever I cook, or even if it is packet food, whether he like or disk like the food, he will take a min of 1 hour to finish eating. I need to be beside him when he do his work, cos he is not able to read all the words and follow the instructions on the workbook.SAHM Chew:
Thanks ladies for your advise. The problem about time is DS3 takes a long time to do everything. Eg, we need to leave hse at 1pm. So he need to eat lunch at 12pm. I started teaching him at 9.30am, n need to cook at 11am. But he just for a simple task that took 5 mins, he need to take 30 mins. If he can finish at 10.30am by the latest, I still have time to prepare cooking and will not rush him. But most of the time, he could not finish by 10.30am. Therefore, the longer he drag, the more impatient I get as I need lunch to be ready by 12pm.
Haha, sounds like mine too! So I make sure I give lots of time allowance. And he loves the clock, so I gave him timing. I also cook food that he loves. Be it just soy beans or roti prata. Nothing that he dislikes and will leave it standing for an hour and still untouched. Lunches are not the time to try new food. So even if everyday he eats the same food, so long as he likes, I just make that. Nowadays it's cheese sandwiches/ prata with Nutella for breakfast followed by buttered corn cup/soy beans and banana/other fruits for lunch. He is now more of less used to the timing, that by 11.45 he needs to change up. 11.30 is the time to go toilet if he has big business. 11am for lunch.
When we do work in the morning, I also work in leisure time. So if he finishes ahead of time, he gets to watch his favourite TV Prog or read his book. If not, too bad for him. Can you also cook while he does his work? Do you need to be constantly by his side? -
SAHM Chew:
Whatever I cook, or even if it is packet food, whether he like or disk like the food, he will take a min of 1 hour to finish eating. I need to be beside him when he do his work, cos he is not able to read all the words and follow the instructions on the workbook.
He probably doesn't really get hungry enough. Why not just throw away the food after 30 mins, and let him experience real hunger? Kids will know how to eat when they are hungry. -
slmkhoo:
Sometimes, he doesn't really eat lunch and can survive til dinner. And he ate slowly for dinner too. :sad:SAHM Chew:
Whatever I cook, or even if it is packet food, whether he like or disk like the food, he will take a min of 1 hour to finish eating. I need to be beside him when he do his work, cos he is not able to read all the words and follow the instructions on the workbook.
He probably doesn't really get hungry enough. Why not just throw away the food after 30 mins, and let him experience real hunger? Kids will know how to eat when they are hungry.
My son is a small eater. At 5 yrs old, he is only 13kg. Way below the recommended weight. :roll: -
SAHM Chew:
Sometimes, he doesn't really eat lunch and can survive til dinner. And he ate slowly for dinner too. :sad:slmkhoo:
[quote=\"SAHM Chew\"]Whatever I cook, or even if it is packet food, whether he like or disk like the food, he will take a min of 1 hour to finish eating. I need to be beside him when he do his work, cos he is not able to read all the words and follow the instructions on the workbook.
He probably doesn't really get hungry enough. Why not just throw away the food after 30 mins, and let him experience real hunger? Kids will know how to eat when they are hungry.
My son is a small eater. At 5 yrs old, he is only 13kg. Way below the recommended weight. :roll:[/quote]Like mine too. Mine can drink water and skip lunch all together. Totally understand that. He also didn't say he is hungry. I find that if I cut his food to smaller pcs and give him smaller portions, it helps. I went through the feeding clinic and they also advised to throw away the food or keep aside then when hungry, offer again. But guess this is alright only if he is home the whole day. When eating, remove all distractions. Sit only at the dining table.
For the workbook, is it possible for you to just read instructions for him to complete? Or you have to go through every bit coz he can't read well? -
SAHM Chew:
I need to be beside him when he do his work, cos he is not able to read all the words and follow the instructions on the workbook.
it is common to have to sit beside a preschooler during their seatwork, as i find that instructions in workbook nowadays are also quite difficult to read for beginners. what subject are u coaching that needed workbook for K1? i create my own wipe-clean book using clear pocket folders and worksheets i downloaded from the internet. i sat through with him once to go through the worksheet and the subsequent time, he was able to re-do (as much as he liked as he was also free to erase them which he like) them by himself. at K1, our wipe-clean worksheets are only matching, simple counting and phonics (we traced the words and he had to read them out). i inserted maze activities printout or dot-to-dot at every few pages/end of a set of phonics, matching worksheets, number worksheets so he had a mixture of fun activities and seatwork. i also bought this (http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Everyday-Workbook-Rhymes-Workbooks/dp/B0046LUW98) which has repeated style activities (eg similar activity but for different letters) for the different letters so he could guess the instructions for subsequent letters.
as part of reading, we also did memorise dolch list. i printed out a list and paste infront of his workdesk. we did 5-10words a week (depending on how many he could absorbed).
in case you missed this (by our dear ex-forummer) - http://tamarindphonics.blogspot.sg/2008/08/how-to-teach-phonics.html
i used the template of words listed in her blog but created wipe clean book for my boy to trace the letters (eg p-a-n, my 'p' is in dark black, but my 'a-n' is in light shade red, so he could trace the red and read -an, p-an etc). i also used marker to draw some pictures relating to that word to explain the meaning - would be wipe off when he finished that page, but he would sometimes drew them back during his revision session.
just sharing. -
mashy:
Like mine too. Mine can drink water and skip lunch all together. Totally understand that. He also didn't say he is hungry. I find that if I cut his food to smaller pcs and give him smaller portions, it helps. I went through the feeding clinic and they also advised to throw away the food or keep aside then when hungry, offer again. But guess this is alright only if he is home the whole day. When eating, remove all distractions. Sit only at the dining table.
Sometimes, he doesn't really eat lunch and can survive til dinner. And he ate slowly for dinner too. :sad:SAHM Chew:
[quote=\"slmkhoo\"]
He probably doesn't really get hungry enough. Why not just throw away the food after 30 mins, and let him experience real hunger? Kids will know how to eat when they are hungry.
My son is a small eater. At 5 yrs old, he is only 13kg. Way below the recommended weight. :roll:
For the workbook, is it possible for you to just read instructions for him to complete? Or you have to go through every bit coz he can't read well?[/quote]Yap. It will be helpful if he is home all day. Even that, he did not ask for food on weekends until I gave him. If not, he can just survive on packet milk.
For the workbook, yap, he need me to be there cos he can't really read well n understand the instructions. -
jedamum:
Thanks jedamum,SAHM Chew:
I need to be beside him when he do his work, cos he is not able to read all the words and follow the instructions on the workbook.
it is common to have to sit beside a preschooler during their seatwork, as i find that instructions in workbook nowadays are also quite difficult to read for beginners. what subject are u coaching that needed workbook for K1? i create my own wipe-clean book using clear pocket folders and worksheets i downloaded from the internet. i sat through with him once to go through the worksheet and the subsequent time, he was able to re-do (as much as he liked as he was also free to erase them which he like) them by himself. at K1, our wipe-clean worksheets are only matching, simple counting and phonics (we traced the words and he had to read them out). i inserted maze activities printout or dot-to-dot at every few pages/end of a set of phonics, matching worksheets, number worksheets so he had a mixture of fun activities and seatwork. i also bought this (http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Everyday-Workbook-Rhymes-Workbooks/dp/B0046LUW98) which has repeated style activities (eg similar activity but for different letters) for the different letters so he could guess the instructions for subsequent letters.
as part of reading, we also did memorise dolch list. i printed out a list and paste infront of his workdesk. we did 5-10words a week (depending on how many he could absorbed).
in case you missed this (by our dear ex-forummer) - http://tamarindphonics.blogspot.sg/2008/08/how-to-teach-phonics.html
i used the template of words listed in her blog but created wipe clean book for my boy to trace the letters (eg p-a-n, my 'p' is in dark black, but my 'a-n' is in light shade red, so he could trace the red and read -an, p-an etc). i also used marker to draw some pictures relating to that word to explain the meaning - would be wipe off when he finished that page, but he would sometimes drew them back during his revision session.
just sharing.
I am using the assessment book for k1 for English n Maths. -
I am planning my daughter for eval with Eva from Olive Tree next week. Can any mummies kindly share her experience with me about Olive Tree and Eva?
Also do you think Hanen program - "It takes two to talk" is good?
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