My son is five but his vocabulary is limited and hates to write or do anything academic. pls need advice.?
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Discuss the possibility of asperger's disorder with your doctor.  It is a milder form of autism.  Also, he needs to have his hearing checked and to make sure his tonsils are not enlarged.\n\nIf everything comes back fine, get him a Leap Pad toy that seems approprite for his age (there are many).  Sit with him and play and try to find something common between you.  Even if he does not talk to you, talk to him.\n\nHugs
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As s Literacy Specialist, I can tell you there are a lot of things you could do to help your son. \nHowever, before you go about helping him, find out how the school approaches reading. Do they have a phonics based program or whole literacy program? (It is usually one or the other).  You do not want to teach a completley different way at home than what the school is teaching. \nAnother thing, is to find out exactly where he is struggling.It is too broad for me to tell you what you should be doing to help him when I do not know where his struggles are. Are they decoding, fluency,  inferencing, etc? (All of these factors affect comprehension)\n\nIf for instance, he is having trouble decoding words  you could use word tiles to strenghten his vocabulary and use some basic phonic instruction. (There are some great work books you could use out there). \nHowever, if he is struggling in fluency he needs to immerse himself more in reading and monitoring himself.    \n\nTalk to his teachers and I bet they can tell you where he is struggling. However, the best thing he can always do is to read, read, read. If he does not enjoy it much, then you could take turns with him reading aloud. \nHope this helps!
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This is very challenging, indeed!   Time to bring on your "big guns" of creativity...\n\nAct, but do not REACT.\n\nThe first thing that really stands out to me, is that he is really frustrated and feels unable to communicate effectively...and this is where you can really be the hero for him: to show him by your example how far you will go to continue communicating lovingly when you are frustrated.  I know it's tough, and he really needs you to be "bigger" in heart & wisdom than he is.\n\nI imagine that trying to verbally communicate with your son when he is angry and frustrated is nearly impossible.  But I do think that when he is calm, you and he can sit down together to problem solve this together and make a simple plan.  You might be surpised how distressing this anger stuff is to him, as well as be ignited by his brilliance of the ideas that you he would come up with.  But you already know that...;-] Either way, these conversations, however brief the interaction, will lay the groundwork -- on their own -- for the very ideas that he needs to draw from when he's so irrate. \n\n  Remember that often boys' verbal skills develop much slower than girls, biologicaly speaking.  (Do you remember this when you were his age?) My son couldn't speak understandably until he was 5; now an adult, he's an excellent & sensitive communicator.  \n\nSecondly, be very careful about falling into the trap of diagnosis and labels...They're rather like "pin the tail on the donkey", with lots of misses in the dark! While your main intention is to be a responsible and wise, loving dad, who doesn't miss anything crucial, I sense this could easily backfire on you, especially when you are asking him about symptoms of psychosis.  (Beware of projections -- not helpful.) .  Too much information for a 4 year old child who's already stressed.   Toss out the spanking right along with that, because that's really stressing him.  He wonders why you get to hit, and he doesn't. \n\nI never met a child who didn't respond to love, especially from his Big Buddy!\n\nOn the other hand, it is not loving to allow him to hurt you or anyone else.  Thrashing his own room, however, might be another matter...it's his stuff.  The basic element of developing his agression (competition, motivation, hutszpah! but not meanness) is normal, and You can be a responsible loving parent by not repessing his natural (vital, life force) agression and guiding or directing him in how to express his frustrations, safely.  I would clear his room of anything dangerous or hard, limit him to that kind of upset in his own room -- not agression towards anyone -- but allowing him a safe place and manner to vent his feelings until he is ready to rejoin the family.  He's not in his room for punishment, just for safety, just like you guys talked about it.\n\nNonetheless, I can well imagine this does not happen only at home, so you'll need to come up with a similar plan at Grandma's and the grocery store, etc. Remember the key here is not to stop but to guide him.  How do I know he's not the "Child from Hell"?  Because as soon as he calms down (on his own) he WANTS to return to a connected, loving state. And just like anything else thus far, he is looking to you for an answer to something that as yet seems just too big for himself to deal with.  \n\nUltimately, you both will not need him to rip up his room, because together, you will teach each other how to breathe, calm down in the moment, and communicate. You will be mastering this yourself, and teaching him this at every stage of his development.\n\nRight now, this is a stage (tough as it may be), which he will grow out of with your patient and brave guidance...and of course, Love.\n\nLove and Light to you all!\n\nP.S.> IF a diagnosis alone must be considered, I would first look at Asperger's or some other form of Autism, which tends to be
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Get real. but of you are serious, I suggest teaching him/her the order of the keys on the home row first. then have them type words using only those letters. It may help if you play some soft Mosart in the back ground. it's proven that classical music clears the brain and produces better reasoning. Good luck!
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Your son is a prime example of what is wrong with our education system. He sounds intelligent, and there are lots of intelligent people out there who dont test well. Our education system is one that if you dont test well, you are punished and labeled as a failure, no matter how intelligent you really are. The best thing you can do is encourage reading. Or with gaming, encourage him to find deeper meaning in the games. Gaming as of late can actually be considered an artistic form. Games such as Silent Hill, there is deep symbolism riddled with the games and story line (basically a visual novel). As with physics, try seeing if he can apply the physics he is learning to real life. Remember it is one thing to learn things in a book, it is a completely different aspect to actually apply what you learn. I hope that helps :D
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My son has high functioning austism as well. He is 5 now and became verbal last year. His still likes to play by himself some of the time but he interacts with his siblings and some of the kids from his school. Find something that he really enjoys. For my son it is letters and numbers. I bought flash cards for him and invited a couple of the neighbor kids over. We had races to see who could find certain numbers. He loved it. Don't try too many kids though or he could feel overwhelmed. A lot of his interaction came from watching the other kids do things. He wouldn't go down the slide until he watched the other kids do it over and over again. Make a structured "game" of the play at first and then slowly let it become more spontanious. Good Luck you can email me at sbirch5@yahoo.com if you would like to discuss this further
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Definitely get him to a specialist!!  Usually autistic children obsess on certain things.  My son's obsessions include dust and anything with a Pillsbury label (cookie dough, biscuits, pie crust, etc).  Also, you will see traits that include wanting to be alone, not comfortable in a crowd (low social skills), and usually some communication/speech impediments.  But you will also see areas of strong interest.  My son has memorized books, videos, multiplication tables, and is especially strong in math.  My son was diagnosed at age 5, but only after seeing many, many doctors who "didn't know".
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Flash cards are good, as well as games.  Reading to your child and speaking to him with normal language, not baby talk will help as well.  I also recommend exposing him to as many experiences as possible (field trips I guess you could say).  Children who have access to different environments pick up on new skills and tend to do well in school later on.  Also, if you are considering child care, look carefully at the business you will be intrusting his early education in.  Some daycares don't do a good job at fostering speech and early reading skills.  Ask if they follow a curriculum and ask them if they can explain what they will be working with him on.
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Everytime my son says a new word. He is autistic and six months ago they said he would never talk and now he has over 100 words. Sure you can't understand some of them unless you have been around him, but it is still a "jaw dropping" moment.
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If he actually enjoys math (more than just 'good at it' he may hate it even if he can excel at it), then he may like science museums or art which is based on a number or science theory.  MC Escher is a good start.\n\nHe may also enjoy puzzle books- such as Su Do Ku- maybe you can sit down and do some puzzles together.  If he is the competitive type, make it a game between you and him.  You may get better at them too!
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Dont worry over a course of time it gets corrected.,\nI dont know whther it is because the language itself is a problem . That is he has to read in English medium whereas hiw mother tongue is say TAMIL. What I am hinting at is if he is unable to comprehend easily what he is reading then naturally it is slow.\nTry to read aloud and ask him to repeat. Daily do the same pages with him. Within a week you would find remarkable change .That is what is easily byhearted can be repeated just by a look at the lines. Both mind and eye work here .\nThese are simple practical ways. Do it several times for all subjects for a year or so. He would shine very soon. Get him the type of story books he likes to read.
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Make him want to.  Most children don't want to do their homework.  You have to make the thought of what will happen if it isn't done so horrible that they would rather do it than suffer the consequences.\n\nNow granted, if you tell your son  that if he doesn't do his homework he will loose TV privileges for a day then you have follow through.\n\nI used take phone privileges from my Children.  Then when one of their friends called they had to answer and tell them why they couldn't talk.  (Ouch!)\n\nThat is my humble opinion.
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Enroll him in a Marial Arts Class for kids.  My three year old nephew is in it and he can't stop talking about it.  If you feel he's too young for that, enroll him in some other from of class like mommy and me or something along that line.
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What are you trying to prepare him for exactly?  Does he have trouble reading?  Writing?  As a ninth grade social studies teacher the biggest problem I find, is that freshmen have organization and personal responsibility problems.  As soon as school starts go to the parent-teacher night, if they have one, or make some kind of contact (e-mail is good) introducing yourself and just letting them know that you want to help your son succeed in high school.  Buy an organizer for your son to record his homework and MAKE him use it!!   And if he doesn't do well at the beginning, make him take responsibily for poor grades.  Hopefully, if you work with him from the start and set up good study habits he will succeed!
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i had the same problem in school.  it's sad.  they let you use ebonics, but you can't write messy.  hello cure dislexia and i'll write neater.  also i think faster then i write and type. my hand just can't keep up.  glad to know our schools still have a scued sence of priority.
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baby einstine is great for that sort of stuff also you can try making her ask for things it will help her to increase her vocabulary it will also prevent her from having language barriers.
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I would advise you to have your child evaluated by a speech therapist. Your child may have a speech disablity that could be helped by therapy. Two of my children have been in speech therapy, and I have a nephew that was diagnosed with apraxia and speech therepy was needed to get him to develope the muscles tone to be able to form words. While it is possible to that your sons talking delay is nothing to worry about, I would suggest having him evaluated at this time, as the earlier treatment is started the better. Most states have programs that will evaluate and treat if nessesary for free, until the child is of school age and can get treatment from school. Check the community section in your phone book, or you might find it under child developement . If not, cantact local Department of Soacail Services and they should be able to get you a number. I added a web site about speech diorders that you might be interested in looking at. Good Luck.