Our daughter Emilie, aged 10 ½ arrived in June 2010 for her first 12 day audio-psycho-phonological sessions at the Audio-Vocal Centre in Le Vésinet. She is currently at the end of CM1 and had important difficulties at school to the extent that her school didn’t envisage her going on to French 6th form after CM2. She was suffering from :
– difficulties with concentration, oral expression (she couldn’t find her words) and with listening
– medium to strong dyslexia, diagnozed by her speech therapist
– problems with maths (dyscalculia)
After her 12 day course we noted :
– a more fluid reading ability, less reticence to read and less confusion of sounds
– an improved concentration
– a marked change in her leading ear (before when replying on the telephone she always took the receiver to her left ear and now she instinctively uses the right ear)
– a manifest interest in adult conversation and a more active participation, within her limits, of course
– a greater fluidity of speech coupled with a more normal intensity (she had always had a tendency to shout)
– a less deep voice and an ability to sing in the higher registers.
She is currently doing her final 6-day course and is happy to be continuing. Today she had started writing to her school friends. I suggested that she do a rough draft before starting her postcards. Without stopping once she wrote 20 lines describing her life in Paris during the course. Not once before then had she written even one line without me having to be behind her pushing her. I think that at school we should see the fruit of this work. My thanks to Mr and Mrs Waddell who know how to place themselves at the level of each child that they can progress in harmony.
I should also add that I accompanied my daughter on her Tomatis course and that I was able to benefit from 2 1/2 hours listening at the same time as my daughter. I found this of personal benefit for my audition, listening, relaxation, improved sleep, as well as a closer relationship with my adopted child. What is more, the music of Mozart and the gregorian chants in analogue make for good listening and I succeeded in falling asleep several times during the sessions.
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