Observation: Providence Speech And Hearing Center

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My observation took place at Providence Speech and Hearing Center in Fullerton. I had the opportunity to watch Megan Dorsett, M.A. CCC-SLP (CA #: 24744, ASHA #: 14112467) conduct a therapy session with a group of two four-year-old boys. The session was fast-paced and efficient, it quickly transitioned from one activity to the next. It began with Megan showing the group flashcards and then having them describe what they saw. Responses from the group included “she’s eating a watermelon” and “she’s riding a bike.” Megan proceeded therapy with a quick bubble popping session. This involved her asking each member of the group if they wanted big or small bubbles and they provided responses such as “I want big bubbles.” During this activity, Megan …show more content…

For example, she would have each member of the group tell what the character ate using a sentence. To make sure they understood what was said, she had them pick out the said object/food and put it in a doll’s mouth. During this activity, one of the boys had a tough time articulating the /k/ and /t/ sounds in the words cake and turkey. To help, Megan had both members of the group imitate her saying “k-k-k-cake” and “t-t-t turkey.” It was fun watching one of the boys help out his struggling friend by facing him and showing him how to say these sounds. Following this activity, Megan had the boys make Thanksgiving turkeys. Just like all the previous activities, the boys had to use their words to get what they wanted. Thus, they told Megan what color crayon they wanted by saying “I want red” or” No, I want blue.” When gluing the feathers on the turkey, Megan used this time to work on prepositions by saying “Turkey goes on the feathers.” When they were finished with their turkeys, Megan continued working on prepositions by having the group put their turkeys on top of the table, on the wall, or under their …show more content…

One such goal was having the group understand prepositions such as in and out, and on and off. Megan also said she has been working on the group’s understating of wh- questions such as what and where. In terms of their expressive language skills, Megan wanted the boys to be able to produce the plurals as well as phrases consisting of three to four

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