3 Year Old Speech & Language Evaluation

Now that Sadie is 3 years old she no longer qualifies for speech therapy services through First Steps.  Nor does she qualify for services through our school district.  Therefore, in order for Sadie to continue to stay ahead of the game, we decided to start speech therapy with an SLP from MEI.  Her name is Miss Megan, and she is fantastic!  Before we started therapy services with her, Sadie had to be re-evaluated for speech and language since her last evaluation was 6 months ago.  I always like for Sadie to be evaluated so I monitor her progress and ensure she is staying ahead of the curve. 

The test they gave Sadie was called the CELF-Preschool-2.  It is a standardized test of receptive and expressive language, normalized on hearing children ranging from ages 3 to 7 years old. It is the hardest test they are able to give someone Sadie's age.  Before Sadie was given any part of the test, her SLP gave her trial questions to ensure she understood the task. 

Sadie's Core Language score (which is made up of Sentence Structure, Word Structure, and Expressive Vocabulary) was 121.  The average range for same-aged hearing students is 85-115. 

Sadie's Language Content Index score (which s made up of Expressive Vocabulary, Concepts and Following Directions, and Basic Concepts) was 126.  The average range for same-aged hearing students is 85-115.

Sadie's Language Sentence Index Score (made up of Sentence Structure, Word Structure, and Recalling Sentences) was 123.  The average range for same-aged hearing students is 85-115.

When we met with Miss Megan to review the results she said "I have good news and bad news.  The good news is Sadie is doing amazing.  The bad news is I can't find much to work on her with that is age appropriate." Talk about making this momma's day!  So we agreed that we would meet every 6 weeks to work on some articulation, as well as a few areas that are above Sadie's age range.

Let me just say--I am not sharing this news just to brag on Sadie.  I am sharing it because I am so darn proud of how far she has come with this hearing loss.  It proves that hearing loss does not have to be a limitation.  For anyone reading this that has a child with hearing loss, or knows someone that does, please believe that anything is possible!

Studious Sadie