Speech issues of a 4.5 yo

May 24, 2009

Our fd talks very strange and I was wondering if I'm just being overly concerned or if she truly is delayed?

For some examples:

We were taking a walk one day and we crossed over a railroad track. FD said, "What the train is?"

Often when asking about something, she'll say, "Was is is?" instead of "what is this/it?"

When asking about riding her bike, she'll say, "Can us ride us bike?"

Those are just a few of the strange ways she says things. I always say what I think she's asking and have her repeat her request in the proper way, but that seems to confuse her and she acts like I'm teaching her a foreign language.

I am wondering if she is in need of speech therapy? What do you think?

StephanieMB

May 28, 2009

Hmmm, Apparently no one knows!

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ajjhmf

May 29, 2009

I'd say it's worth evaluating. There are a variety of speech disorders that those symptoms fall under. A qualified speech therapist would be able to tell you if it's a problem or not.

angelkisses0102

May 29, 2009

[FONT=Comic Sans MS]I would have her evaluated...the school district should have a program for you to utilize...for free.[/FONT]

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[FONT=Comic Sans MS]My DS has a severe speech impairment with motor planning issues and we have used the school district since he was newly turned four...amazing progress in the almost two years he's been in it.[/FONT]

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[FONT=Comic Sans MS]Good luck.[/FONT]

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joskimo

December 31, 2009

my daughter is nearly 5 and still has a lot of problems with pronouns like "she" instead of "her" and tense - present, past, future - at that age I don't think it's unusual, I've had friends with kids that age have a similar issue. I just correct politely and move on. Doesn't mean not to have her evaluated, I'm a firm beleiver in getting any assistance and guidance I can from people who are professionals.

- as an aside my daughter and our older fs have "r" problems so between the pronouns, tense, and R's that sound like W's, it's a little comical to listen in.

Nelcnire

April 15, 2012

I agree that it is worth having her evaluated, but

it may just be that your daughter hasn't had

good language models in her early years. Children usually

say things like "What this is?" instead of what is this

around age 2-3 when they start putting sentences together, and learn through corrective feedback ("Oh, you are asking me 'what is this?'. Well, it's a ____.)

So, in addition to having her evaluated I would model language for her like this consistently (as we do with toddlers) and you may see some improvement.