Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Wink, Wink!

Pamela found a new passion in life, a very Southern one: sitting on the back porch, rocking the day away. With the two ceiling fans, the face-melting heat is manageable. Lately, to respect her wishes, we do whatever lessons we can outdoors. We both find it a peaceful place to learn.

Yesterday, we were reading the speech therapy script ala the Association Method. To make sure she is listening, I will occasionally say the wrong word and she finds it funny. Pamela turned the tables on me by winking as if to tell me nonverbally, "Make a mistake, Mom, because I like it when you are silly." Of course, I played a long and thought of some whoppers to put in the story.

Today's story for speech therapy involved a lamb and a blind girl. Pamela did a wonderful job of connecting the story to her memory of lambs and blind people. Then, when we headed over to my parents house, I noticed her carrying something with her. She had rummaged through her toys in her room and pulled out this sheep to take with her!

3 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:23 PM

    Talk about "Education is the Science of Relations"! She's making great connections with the people around her and the world in which she lives. How exciting!

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  2. Anonymous2:43 PM

    that does sound like a great place to learn. it has been so hot here lately...i think it was 103 degrees yesterday. we are going to officially start school later this month.

    i am so glad to have found your blog.

    i am slowly adding content to my site. i have a new page for questions that my readers can answer. come by and see!

    www.theautismexpress.com

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  3. Sonya, Pamela is much more connected and relational in her ideas than I thought. Hopefully, that will spill over to relations with people.

    D, I am so glad to connect a name with a blog. http://www.theautismexpress.com

    I love the look of your blog. Very neat set-up!

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