testing results

Will had his preschool special ed testing Friday. He was given the Battelle Developmental Inventory. It measures skills in adaptive behavior (Self-Care,Personal Responsibility), Personal-Social (Adult Interaction,Peer Interaction,Self-Concept and Social Role), Communication (Receptive Communication, Expressive Communication), Motor ( Gross Motor
,Fine Motor, Perceptual Motor) and Cognitive (Attention and Memory, Reasoning and Academic Skills, Perception and Concepts). The information in parentheses is from the Battelle website describing what each section measures. He passed all sections after being home six months, of course having a brother close to your age doesn't hurt in quickly developing skills. They are referring him to the speech language pathologist (SLP) for articulation issues, which is all we thought he would need help with.

Tyler will do the same developmental screening in December. Babies can't wait the birth to three special ed program feels he needs no more services. I want him to still have an open file with them and be tested to give me concrete evidence that he has caught up in all areas. I still think he has some issues with fine and gross motor skills. I don't think he has any problems with cognitive, communication or personal-social skills. So we will see.