Speech Assessment

The speech therapist came for a consultation with Jacob. Jacob welcomed her with a few coos and giggles and started off the assessment on the right note! The therapist used the Rossetti Infant and Toddler Language Scale to assess his communication skills. After asking many questions about Jacob (and Jacob proving himself through interaction with the therapist), the results showed that Jacob fell in the 3-6 months range...right in the adjusted age range. His attachment, pragmatics, play, language comprehension, and language expression were in the average range. She also said, "Jacob turns to voices, recognizes his name, stops crying when spoken to, discrimates voice tones, laughs, babbles, vocalizes, moods, interacts with adults, and initiates talking. He does not require direct speech at this time. The developmental teacher can continue targe age appropriate development skills with him. Another consultation will be scheduled in three months." HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!?! =) For follow up, the therapist will come quarterly to make sure he is making progress and to give tips on how to encourage communication through play and interaction.

We are so proud of Jacob and proud to be his parents. He is making great progress!

By the way, just to note, today I noticed Jacob beginning to coo consonant sounds, such as wah, cah, and gah...before they were vowel coos like ah and uh. =) Tonight, he gave us a few bahs...and must I add, 5 oz. of milk all over my pajamas after I took a bath because I played with him too much. I totally deserved it, but poor Jacob. =(