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[quote=Anonymous]My kindergartner has spent years in speech therapy to first correct a number of pronunciation errors (he worked with 1/3 of the alphabet!), then to fix all the bad habits he picked up while trying to avoid the sounds he could not say. He speaks well now. His pronunciation is actually advanced -- he now makes sounds that most 5-year olds still struggle with, and he has an amazing phonemic awareness. But he's a chatterbox, and he still explains everything with higher level associations rather than the crisp word needed. So he's still hard to understand.

Since we have more than one language spoken in the home, he was evaluated for ESOL. He qualifies for Level5 (bridging) support. Surprising to me, because our second language has come and gone, and we have not put too much emphasis on it, hoping to resolve the speech issues first.

Before I sit down with his ESOL teacher, could anyone give me a quick understanding of what I should reasonably and realistically expect out of these "bridging" services? I was hoping that he would continue on with speech therapy through school, but I am grateful for any language-based support. In fact, it may be the most appropriate support for him, given his reluctance to use precise and economical language. Maybe vocabulary building could be useful. The FCPS ESOL page has no information on services, beyond identification.

Thanks![/quote]

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