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Finding the right therapy and therapistNegotiating with school boards, teachers, and language specialistsSpeech exercises to do at home with a child
You're welcome. Glad to have helped. A book that I found helpful was The Late Talker
http://www.amazon.com/The-Late-Talker-Child-Talking/dp/0312309244
It is NOT a replacement for speech therapy with a real speech therapist, but it does have some helpful suggestions in it. (these are some I remember from the book and my daughter's therapists) Have your child drink through a straw to help build up mouth muscles - especially long curly straws. Milkshakes are good because they're nice and thick (but just a regular straw - they're too thick for curly straws) Try to get your child to make noises when playing - making animal noises together is fun. The Fisher Price Little People barn with the different animals is good for this - Plus if your older child plays with this with you and the younger one, he can pick up and move animals and people around and maybe it'll help some of his fine motor skills.
Also, try to have a matter of fact but upbeat attitude about this. Act like it's perfectly normal for kids to get help with stuff (because it is!) and that you are sure that your children will master these skills because they're doing this. I know it can be REALLY hard to act like everything will be fine when you're stressed. My younger one also had trouble learning to read and that was really stressful, but we got her help and she's doing well now and also loves to read.