Language delay and homeschooling

My son didn’t have a delay but I know a couple homeschool moms who had kids with speech delays, the only thing they did differently was take them to a SLP weekly and to language mommy and me classes where the kids sing or something

Starting an early intervention program and/or speech therapy now may make the delay feel more manageable or even non-existent by the time she is school age. You will also learn exercises and strategies from the therapists that you can incorporate into your teaching when you're ready. Talk to your pediatrician and see what services might be appropriate, start there, and try not to get too far ahead of yourself. Start with lots of reading to her. It will give her good exposure to language and vocabulary, develop a love of reading in her, and it's never too early to start. 🙂

@Bonny I agree early intervention speech is an amazing resource to experience. My daughter has been in early intervention speech for some time and is saying near 100 very clear words now. It feels very manageable now that I know how she learns. I made this post to basically find other language delayed moms who homeschool to discuss experience, curriculum adjustments, general support, etc.

Yes. Early intervention because we are most certainly homeschooling, and I do my best to get her into as many classes with me as possible so that I can see firsthand so I can continue to help her through it. My babygirl also has a language delay and we're working on it. I'm both Spanish and English

Formal academics are best held off until at least 7. Children learn best through child-led play, daily life, & being able to explore things their curious about. One of the best things about homeschooling is being able to meet your child exactly where they're at. Your little one is only 2 so you have plenty of time to learn about child development & read books on homeschooling. As others have said early intervention would definitely be worth exploring.

@Dana Lew Curriculum just means a plan for teaching and learning. The execution can look so many different ways. For instance, through the method of child-led play, theres still intention to teach something. Essentially I’m referring to the act of planning ahead just a bit (which is still possible in child-led play, as kids like their same toys for example)… but planning what you’d like to do/say during a particular activity /how you’d like to say it/ a plan to put them in a particular environment/the educational things you’d like to bring into their life… In thinking about daily life, what do you want to slow down with: we’ve done things all our lives that we often forget our fast tasks are opportunity for them to learn. I’m moreso looking for chat on that!