So I have an almost 3.5yr old in my group. She is the oldest, but I would say she is the furthest behind developmentally. My youngest is almost exactly a year younger than her.
She uses 2, MABYE 3 word sentences. (and apparently didn't really talk at all before starting with us) Does not understand most basic puzzles. Says "yes" to any question. She just doesn't seem to understand what you are saying most of the time. Despite being told/shown many times, she will not pull her underwear up... just her pants?! (She is only potty trained here) She will consistently put her backpack/jacket on upside down, even after being shown the right way to do it daily. Cannot follow multi step instructions. Does not understand simple crafts. She is still in the "play next to but not with" stage. And probably other stuff I can't think of right now :P
Academically she seems to be picking things up just fine. She came to us about 6 months ago knowing no colors, shapes, letters, numbers, etc. She can now identify almost all colors, many shapes, a few letters and numbers and can count to ten with little help.
Mostly her speech... or lack there of... is concerning me. She speaks more like a late 1/early 2 yr old. For example at lunch the kids will ask "please push me in" My best speaker will fully say "will you please push me in Miss ___"
My lowest (other than her) will say "please push" She just started saying "push" We will say "please push me in?" and she will either repeat push or just say please. This happens with most sentences. Any sentence that she does say more words are sentences that she uses over and over, but don't fit the conversation, and are rarely more than 3 words.
All that to say... is this cause for concern yet? These parents are not the most receptive, so I want to make sure I have a legitimate concern before bringing anything up. Also, she is adopted, but I'm not sure how old she was or how long they have had her, so not sure if anything there has effected her....
She has made leaps and bounds since starting with us, almost like a completely different kid in some ways. I want her to get any help she needs IF she needs it!
Thanks for reading if you made it this far! ::
She uses 2, MABYE 3 word sentences. (and apparently didn't really talk at all before starting with us) Does not understand most basic puzzles. Says "yes" to any question. She just doesn't seem to understand what you are saying most of the time. Despite being told/shown many times, she will not pull her underwear up... just her pants?! (She is only potty trained here) She will consistently put her backpack/jacket on upside down, even after being shown the right way to do it daily. Cannot follow multi step instructions. Does not understand simple crafts. She is still in the "play next to but not with" stage. And probably other stuff I can't think of right now :P
Academically she seems to be picking things up just fine. She came to us about 6 months ago knowing no colors, shapes, letters, numbers, etc. She can now identify almost all colors, many shapes, a few letters and numbers and can count to ten with little help.
Mostly her speech... or lack there of... is concerning me. She speaks more like a late 1/early 2 yr old. For example at lunch the kids will ask "please push me in" My best speaker will fully say "will you please push me in Miss ___"
My lowest (other than her) will say "please push" She just started saying "push" We will say "please push me in?" and she will either repeat push or just say please. This happens with most sentences. Any sentence that she does say more words are sentences that she uses over and over, but don't fit the conversation, and are rarely more than 3 words.
All that to say... is this cause for concern yet? These parents are not the most receptive, so I want to make sure I have a legitimate concern before bringing anything up. Also, she is adopted, but I'm not sure how old she was or how long they have had her, so not sure if anything there has effected her....
She has made leaps and bounds since starting with us, almost like a completely different kid in some ways. I want her to get any help she needs IF she needs it!
Thanks for reading if you made it this far! ::
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