Jakob - Speech Update 11/10

Jakob is currently in speech while in Kindergarten and has mastered all of his objectives he had when he was first started at 3.  His new objectives focus on many blend sounds. He attends speech for 90 minutes every 2 weeks (approximately 3-4 visits every 2 weeks).  Below is his progress ending for the 2nd Six Weeks.

1.1 Correctly produce /s/, /z/, /ch/, /sh/, /s blends/, and /l blends/ phoneme in initial, medial, and final position:

• /ch/ - syllables-80%; words-40% Initial
• /s/ - syllables-70%; words-60% Initial
• /l/ blends - syllables-70%; words-60%

2.1 Correctly use pronouns /he, she, they/ correctly in structured sentences.

• 50% - Progressing at expected rate.

2.2 Understand 'er' ending in words.

• Not yet addressed

2.3 Order pictures from largest to smallest - Not yet addressed

• Not yet addressed

Speech Homework 10/26/10

Jakob's speech homework this past week was on the blended /ch/ sound. He had six different pictures focusing on the initial placement of the sound /ch/. His words were chicken, chair, Chinese food, cheese, chocolate, and chimpanzee. The questions and directions were as followed.

1. What do you eat with chopsticks? (Circle it.) - Chinese food
2. What rhymes with please? (Underline it.) - cheese
3. What has four legs? (Draw a square around it.) - chair
4. What tastes sweet? (Draw an X on it.) - chocolate
5. What has feathers and lays eggs? (Draw a star on it.) - chicken
6. What is a furry jungle animal? (Draw a line through it.) - chimpanzee