Teaching Jeremiah, A Journey into the Mind of an Asperger's Child

Feb. 2, 2008

Super Sounds

I was so eager to get going on another unit study with Jeremiah after the success of the planets study.  I was almost too eager...out of fear really. 

You see, Jeremiah's medicine has helped him to concentrate and be able to learn like he never was able before.  I had this eagerness to cram all I could into his little head before...and here comes the fear part...the medicine stopped working; or John lost his job and we couldn't afford it anymore; or our insurance changed and didn't cover the medicine anymore.  Yeah, I know, I'm loopy, but if you could only see how much progress Jeremiah has made since starting the medication, and the difference in his personality, behavior, and learning ability, you might understand just a little. 

Anyway, my plan was to cover the ABC's and their sounds next in hopes that Jeremiah might someday learn to read.  I thought I could cover a letter a day and he'd know the entire alphabet in a month.  Then my good friend, some call her the other half of my brain, reminded me that they only cover one letter a week in preschool or kindergarten and expecting more from Jeremiah was simply unreasonable.  She also reminded me that God is in control of what Jeremiah learns and retains and not the medicine.  My fear was unfounded.  I knew that.  I just let my anxiety get the best of me...again!

So, we are starting our Super Sounds unit study, one letter a week.  This past week we focused on the letter "Cc", as it is the hard "c" sound that Jeremiah has struggled so much in his speech therapy with.  We had so much fun.  He practiced writing the letter on a cookie sheet smeared with shaving cream, we used a "C" cookie cutter to make sugar cookies, he made a "C" block letter out of dry coffee grounds, we took pictures of everything we saw during the week that began with the letter "Cc", and we even made Jerry a superhero "c"ape to "fly" around the house in.  We also put a masking tape "C" on the carpet for the week for Jerry to drive his cars on to feel its shape.  His Asperger's self enjoyed lining his cars on the letter too of course.  It was a good week.  By the end of the week, I could point at the letter and he would make the sound clearly and without hesitation.  Here are some pictures of our learning fun.

Masking Tape "C"
Coffee Grounds "C"
Super Jerry's "C"ape
   Shaving Cream "C"
 
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I am a home schooling mommy of four children 12 and under and happily married to my best friend for the last sixteen years. Our youngest son Jeremiah was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 2006. This blog has been created to document the home schooling challenges and rewards of teaching Jeremiah.

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