The other day, eight‑year‑old Sofia returned from speech and hearing rehabilitation. The results of the sessions are good: her vocabulary has increased, and the girl is now speaking in phrases and becoming more confident in communication. Thank you for your help!
Sofia only started hearing at the age of 4.5, after cochlear implants were implanted. She spent the first years that are crucial for the natural development of speech in complete silence, and now it takes many times more effort to develop speech.
"I sincerely thank all the kind people,— says Alyona. — This rehabilitation gave an impetus to speech development: my daughter began to move from individual words to simple phrasal speech, and she began to memorize words better.
Sofia used to wait for a letter—by-letter hint from adults, write down a new word, and immediately forget it. At school and at home, she and her parents and teachers spent weeks learning the same words, but it was slow. In rehabilitation, this model of education for Sofia was replaced by another one. Now the girl herself recalls and pronounces the word as a whole before writing it. This helps to better train her auditory‑verbal memory, and new words immediately enter her active vocabulary.
In September, Sofia started the second grade at a specialized school. The teachers praise her for her attentiveness and note that she absorbs new material better and answers in class more confidently. Thank you for helping Sofia become more confident and make such a significant progress in her speech development!
