School referred my son for speech therapy

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I am surprised how sad and cross I am.

I received a letter from the local speech therapy department explaining that my 3 year old had been referred to them.

A couple of the teachers at the nursery had previously raised their concerns but I felt he has picked up so much speech since September and whilst I can appreciate his speech isn't clear to strangers. As a family we have good conversations.

Just for background he was also referred by health visitors at 2 years old for the same concern, had a full clear hearing test and was discharged at that time.

Sigh. I understand the school have to do what they think is for the best. I just wish they had left it until Easter like I requested. He is picking up dozens of words a day at the moment. Sentence structure is up to 6 to 10 words.

I just want to enjoy my youngest and not have to drag him around appointments, which I feel are not necessary at this point.

I have accepted the appointment offered and hope he gets discharged again. I guess the teachers don't have the time to listen closely to one child. Maybe I should keep him home until school next year. I only send him, to get use to school but if no one understands him maybe staying at home would be best.

Speech therapy isn't just about pronunciation of words it's also about understanding and social interaction. Just because he can interact with you ok he's obviously struggling to interact with others which is why others have highlighted it. Don't be ashamed to be referred just accept the help for your little boy.

I think I know who you are - as in I think I know your normal username (I'm a name changer too). If I'm right then I totally understand how you feel wrt to the school and how they've gone about this and everything else. Hope you're ok OP.

Take the help, op. Take as much as you are offered. Make sure you are kept in the loop, as others have said. That way, you are showing your interest and concern as well s backing the school and your child.
Advocate for him of course, but, and I speak from experience here, it's worth it. Even if it comes to nothing.
I spent years ferrying ds to SLT. It was worth every penny. We were offered no nhs help in our area, so paid. He was involved In group therapy at school too and a therapist saw him a few times a term.

The earlier the intervention, the better!
Good luck.

I find your post pretty irritating to put it politely.
My son is currently going thru speech therapy aged 4. We went at aged 3, he wasn't too bad, passed hearing tests etc and was discharged.
Now at aged 4 his preschool have noticed things that I hadn't. There are concerns over his speech (pronunciation and understanding) but also sensory and social issues. I have weekly speech therapy groups to do plus one to one appts.
I am very keen to go and wish there was more I could do. If he starts school and is unable to understand/make himself understood he'll fall behind. It affects reading and writing too usually.

You're ungrateful and seem to think that if you haven't noticed something then it can't be happening. Our children behave quite differently when we're not around. We also tend to compensate for things they're not so good at.
For your son go to speech therapy. Listen to their concerns, consider how he is at home. Go with it.