I know this is not a big thing compared to many but wanted to gather some knowledge from you wise women who have been involved in this area for years.
DS had grommets put in last March and has been having speech therapy from last summer. He is 4 in June this year and starting reception in September.
I was hoping for a quick improvement in his speech once the grommets were in place (it took a year to get them in, I raised concerns about speech, hearing checked, told to return in 3 months to see if bilateral glue ear had cleared, hadn't so told to come in and see a consultant in 3 months, then appointment for op etc)
He has improved a lot but still has a nasal sound to his speech and cannot do key sounds at all. After a lot of work with the Salt he can now make a blowing sound for fffffffff but says bour not four as that is what he used to hear and so what he automatically uses. He can do a ffffff or if he really really concentrates hard. But not in normal conversation.
My big concern is the sssssss sound, he cannot do it at all and blows a bit through his one. Neither can he do ch, sh or z sounds.
School use Read, Write Inc which DD is flying through in reception so i know one of the first 5 sounds to learn is ssssssss. I don't see how he can do phonics without being able to do sounds?
I am concerned that come September he will still be making slow progress which will mean he cannot do phonics or reading, starts to lose even more confidence and hates school and learning. He does say Its too hard for me, or I can't do it about various things at home that he never used to hesitate to try.
He should be getting a place at the infant school where he is in nursery so some children will be familiar but it affects his social communication as he can't be understood and gets frustrated and sad.
Sorry, essay.
So, my plan to is to talk to the school once we know he has a place there after Easter hols. Maybe a meeting with nursery teacher, salt and senco?
What can I push for? What are the options? Someone helping him with reading each day? How if he can't do sounds still?
Is sight reading easier for him?
Any thoughts or help really appreciated, I am worried for him and while I know it isn't a major additional need it is impacting on all areas of his life and he seems to be becoming anxious about it.
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Speech disorder and delay from glue ear hearing loss
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