tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8909433475631627375.post4429505831071882386..comments2024-03-27T01:55:20.366-04:00Comments on Life as a Leach: Excuse the Lack of PostingJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13004724438756137490noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8909433475631627375.post-4735630924499498902012-01-15T14:14:51.346-05:002012-01-15T14:14:51.346-05:00Julie, Pray that your test went well yesterday and...Julie, Pray that your test went well yesterday and that the conference on Tuesday goes well. You have much to offer and hopw it is a great experience for you and that the audience will grasp onto your knowledge base as a well-informed and well-involved mom.Debbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8909433475631627375.post-82938576149922272372012-01-08T19:12:31.497-05:002012-01-08T19:12:31.497-05:00Actually tongue positioning can prove to be very i...Actually tongue positioning can prove to be very important. It has been determined that understanding some of Mouse's communications is a result not of his cleft palate but the fact that Mandarian has very few words that have ending consonants so the actual way that the Chinese shape their mouths and place their tongue in order to speak is very different than the way we do it. This is also in part why it is easier for a child to learn a new language as well. Their mouths are not as trained to move in only one way. This is way over simplifying the science of it.<br /><br />A child who gets esol services will more than likely not qualify to meet with the SLP as it has already been determined to be a language issue, so making sure that the child can be understood in English would definately be important. This is also why we will never allow Mouse to be classified as ESOL and why we are glad the cleft gives us good reason to prevent that.Erin and Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613197749658520378noreply@blogger.com