SJ's grades were good as well. He got an 88 in Language/Grammar, a 99 in Spelling, a 92 in Social Studies, a 97 in Science, a 92 in Math and a 79 in Reading. He thought I was going to be upset with him over the 79 in Reading. I wasn't, though. Reading comprehension is SJ's greatest difficulty. He received "performed successfully" in recognizing and applying vocabulary and reading with comprehension. He received "experiencing difficulty" in reading fluently with expression.
This is not new for SJ. He always has trouble with all the facets of reading comprehension. He can't always see the main idea, because he tends to focus on some minute detail that may or may not be pertinent to the story. He still hasn't mastered the skills he needs to find the main idea or key details to the plot. We continue to work on this at home and during his speech sessions. I am hoping that with all the extra time we spend working on this SJ will eventually improve in this area.
When SJ asked me if I was mad, I told him I wasn't. I told him that I simply expected to do his best. If a 79 is the best he can do, then it is fine with Daddy and me. He seemed relieved. I was relieved that his worst grade is a high C. I always knew SJ was bright, but I didn't know if the PDD would hold him back academically. I am happy to report that it is only a minor bump in the road when it comes to his grades.
He also received a report from his school Speech Therapist. He has three goals that she focuses on. Number one: In the school environment, SJ will demonstrate and maintain appropriate pragmatic language skills by maintaining eye contact and conversational topic for 3-5 conversational turns 80% of the time during speech language sessions for 3 consecutive months. His progress was that he is maintaining and has mastered this skill in the speech room. He is maintaining eye contact and the conversational topics for 3-5 turns without difficulty. She added that he is doing so well! Yeah!
Number two: SJ will improve his expressive language by using and understanding vocabulary words at age appropriate levels. She reported that SJ was administered the Expressive and Receptive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test which has been used to chart SJ’s vocabulary growth over the past few years. Seth’s expressive language was judged to be a 95, where the average is 90-100. On the receptive portion of this measure he scored a 94 (up 15 points from 2011). This measure suggests that SJ’s score is average and equivalent to his same age peers. SJ is answering “why” questions with appropriate answers in 15/18 opportunities. During a predicting/inferencing activity he had difficulty deciding what was going to happen next-he guessed correctly or appropriately (i.e. not “I don’t know”) in 4/9 opportunities.
Number three: SJ will improve his expressive language by using 3 complex sentences out of 5 sentences with appropriate grammar verbally and written. She reported that SJ is improving his written and oral expressive language by using more complex sentences when prompted. He orally produced complex sentences during a structured language activity in 5 out of 6 opportunities requiring 3 prompts for more detail and complexity.
We celebrated their good grades by going to our favorite restaurant, Chili's. I allowed SJ to get a grilled cheese (he is on a limited casein-free diet) and he was thrilled. Bob got their pizza and I got my standard grilled chicken sandwich and yummy mashed potatoes. It was a nice way to celebrate all their hard work for these nine weeks. I can't believe they only have one more nine weeks to go as 4th and 5th graders. Where does the year go?
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