Turkey Talking Time

So I haven't done much about her Talking Time Classes. Once a week we go for an hour to work on my daughter's speech. At it we start by doing a hello song, chant, or poem. Then they introduce a sound and theme that they are focusing the games on. Then we read a story that also emphasizes that sound and theme. Next each kid gets their folder and then they divide up into a different station where mom and kid focus on the individual sound that the therapists would like you to focus on with your child. every 10 minutes we move to the next station which includes 2 stations with personal 1 on 1 time with the 2 therapists. In the last couple of months my daughter has made leaps and bounds in her speech. It isn't perfect yet, but it is so nice to have people look at her and know some of what she is saying than to always look to me to translate. Because although I understood a bit more of what she said it broke my heart every time I didn't. After all a mother is supposed to understand her kid and I wasn't. Most of the time the only way I understood her was by her ability to express herself through actions and sound effects. She is so smart. So here are some pictures of a Talking Time day. Enjoy!

Marshmallow Turkey's She would say a few words with the sounds we were working on and then get a marshmallow to add to her turkey.

One of the Therapists had an alligator game that my daughter got to push the teeth down after saying some words and phrases with her sound. That gator could chomp.

Playing in the sandbox looking for items with the letter D

Working with the other therapist building donuts.