{"id":321,"date":"2008-08-06T22:36:57","date_gmt":"2008-08-07T02:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.handsful.com\/?p=321"},"modified":"2008-08-06T22:36:57","modified_gmt":"2008-08-07T02:36:57","slug":"small-steps-evaluation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/archives\/321","title":{"rendered":"Small Steps evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3196\/2738758337_314a755e8f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See&#8230;anything and everything can function as a step stool.<\/p>\n<p>Lainey had her in-home evaluation by our state&#8217;s Small Steps program.\u00c2\u00a0 She is eligible for services through them based on her cleft issues and will be in the program until she ages-out at 3 years old.\u00c2\u00a0 At that time, we&#8217;ll go back to private speech therapy.\u00c2\u00a0 We had the program coordinator, an occupational therapist, and a speech therapist come to do the evaluation.\u00c2\u00a0 Lainey was shy at first, but quickly warmed up to them&#8230;especially when they brought out a few toys and pictures.\u00c2\u00a0 Oh, and the cake sprinkles (used to test her fine motor skills) were a bit hit.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3255\/2738758381_cfbd63f54e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, this is what the play kitchen is for??<\/p>\n<p>At the risk of sounding like a proud mama, she did amazingly well.\u00c2\u00a0 I believe the words brilliant, amazing, and precious were used&#8230;no kidding :)\u00c2\u00a0 They were extremely impressed with how far she&#8217;s come in 5 short months of hearing and being around the English language.\u00c2\u00a0 The speech therapist said her receptive language skills were wonderful, right on target if not above.\u00c2\u00a0 Her expressive language skills&#8230;and this one surprised me&#8230;are also on target.\u00c2\u00a0 How?\u00c2\u00a0 She only uses approximations for about 5 words?\u00c2\u00a0 The therapist explained that her use of sign language &#8220;counts&#8221; towards her expressive language, and she is beginning to put 2 signs together, like most 2 year olds put\u00c2\u00a0two spoken words together.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3052\/2738758437_e42d16e072.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Are you okay with this, mama?<\/p>\n<p>After the evaluation was over, we discussed the short and long term goals for her therapy.\u00c2\u00a0 Basically, we&#8217;re going to work on her using a straw, increasing her vocalizations, and increasing her use of words or approximations of words.\u00c2\u00a0 Eventually, she&#8217;ll need therapy for certain sounds, but for now the focus is turning her language skills into speech skills.\u00c2\u00a0 We are so happy with where she is, so soon after joining us.\u00c2\u00a0 Her capacity for learning just amazes us, she&#8217;s drinking in everything she hears, sees, and experiences.\u00c2\u00a0 She&#8217;s definitely making up for lost time.\u00c2\u00a0 :)\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See&#8230;anything and everything can function as a step stool. 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