Speech Therapy

This afternoon Pete and I met with Mrs. Castell and Ms. Reece (Kristjan's teacher and speech therapist). Kristjan was recently tested by Ms. Reece to see if he met the specific standards designated by the state and qualify for extra help. According to the results, she can justify in a proposal for Kristjan to receive special education classes for his speech. She went over everything with us, specifically what letters/sounds he has issues with (there's a lot). Ms. Reece made it clear that Kristjan is a very intelligent child, with a lot to say (how true!). He just has issues with proper annunciation. So the plan is she'll continue working with him individually during class writing time, and then once he's in first grade this coming fall, he'll be pulled out of class a few times a week to work on his speech. In the meantime, Pete and I will be working with Kristjan on properly annunciating words whenever we hear him saying a word incorrectly.