Brooks eval. scores :)

[Googsmom aka Jennifer]

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D One happy and proud Momma here ;D ;D ;D ;D

ST:
Articulation: points 1-10......Brook 7
Picture pointer: points 1-10.......Brook 8
Verbalization: points 1-5........ Brook 3
Not bad for a kid who has NEVER had formal ST in her life!!

PT:
Participation: 1-100 points....... Brook 79
Travel: 1-100........ Brook 100
Maintaining & Changing Positions: 1-100 Brook........77

I do have to tell a very funny story though. So, when Brook is tested I sit in the corner and take "notes". Always have, always will. So here I am sitting and on one of the tests I guess you have to get 5 wrong in a row before you can stop the test. Even if it is a fluke and the kid is just picking random pictures correctly.

Anyway, Brook is at the table w/ teacher. She is to point to the picture that best describes what teacher is saying/talking about. I'm hearing these words..... (yes I worte them down b/c I just could not believe what I was hearing) LOL
(the * means Brook totally guessed the right picture and the test had to continue)

dental
monument
emerald
salmon*
surgeon
medical*
midevil
dome
infantry
floral*
novel
voyage
veteran*
abode
maternal
infermary
valocity
.....and then I just started laughing my head off. I said, "This is crazy!! I don't even know what 1/2 these words are. This is just total guessing!" And thats when teacher told me that the kid has to get 5 wrong in a row before the test can stop. Of corse I said "Were going to stop now b/c this is just silly!" She agreed I mean, come on, the kid is 5 yrs old LOL

[faithhope]

AWESOME!!! She is such a smartie pants!!! I am very proud of her, give her a Big ((((HUG))))))) from Aunty Jess : )

[Chris too]

WTG Brook!!
Stevie's main test for speech was called the "celf" test. Every time I see it on her IEP, I think "typo" on "self" Silly me.

[mg12061]

You must be sooo proud!! Great Job Brook!!! I always sit on on testing too. It's good to know exactly what the tests are "testing".
Mary Grace

[seanybear]

Wow! Sounds like she scored very well! Way to go!

Sean is only 2 and we've not ever discussed or been introduced to any of this kind of testing. I'm not sure I understand what all this is for? What does it tell you? What do you get out of it? At what age do you start testing?

Paige is 5 and we're getting ready to go to orientation for kindergarten, so I'm wondering if these tests are also for typical children?

Just wondering

[Jackie]

awesome...she has always done well so not really surprised. I dont remember having tests like this when Em was young...but I do remember having tests...wonder if I kept any of them...LOL.

[Googsmom aka Jennifer]

They don't test typical kids the way they do IEP kids. They just look at the progress of the "typical" kids through school and if a test is needed then they will test accordingly (sp)

Here in the US they start testing on our kids at age 3 when pre~school is coming about. They are just looking to see if they qualify for school based services (PT,ST,OT etc)