Sound It Out

Isaac and I have been working on his speech. Many may know that he has a hard time saying words. Words with Sh, S, R, N, L, G, or C sounds. Cat is "Tat."  Shark is "tark." Golf club is "off tube."

He gets frustrated and embarrassed. Especially in front of other people. So lately we have been working on sounding out words (and he is willing!), one syllable at a time. 

Word: Octopus

Me, "Oc."

Isaac, "Ah."

Me, "to."

Isaac, "cah."

Me, "pus."

Isaac, "uss."

We do this faster and faster. Each syllable sounded out. 

Then, Me, "Octopus!"

Isaac, "Ah-uss!" or "Ah-cata-cata-uss!"

Mmm... not quite. 

Today, however, Isaac not only said all the right syllables together, but actually said the word pretty correctly. Success! 

(Our speech work reminds me of the episode in Friends where Joey and Phoebe are working on his French. So funny! Check it out here.)