ROSE HAS EARS

ITS TIME FOR CHEERS!

Lil' Squirt finally passed her hearing test.  I was very impressed at how well she behaved and how patient she was with the audiologist.  The lady performed three different hearing tests on her.  The first one was in a sound proof room, the second tested the opening of the ear canals from the tubes, and the third was mechanical and the reading printed out from a computer - SHE PASSED ALL THREE TESTS !!!!  YAY !!!  GO ROSE !!!

So... That qualified her for a speech evaluation.  She passed that with flying colors as well.  All scores are based on the PLS.5 System (Preschool Language Scales Fifth Edition).  The highest score was a 115 for her age division:

Auditory Comprehension Score:  109 (73%)

Expressive Communication Score:  110 (75%)

Total Language Score:  110 (75%)

Articulation Screening Test:  18

(6 or more is standard with 6 syllables being the minimum requirement for her age - which at the time of testing was 2 years and 3 months)

Overall Verbal Communication:  2 years and 7 months

Overall Expressive Communication:  3 years and 1 month

Overall Receptive Communication:  3 years and 4 months

(In other words - she is exactly on track and not necessarily "ahead" in the talking department, but she is well ahead in receptive comprehension and clearly understands at the level of a 3 1/2 year old)