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Ms. Santana was extremely dissatisfied with the evaluation knowing there was something wrong. About a year and half later, Joshua was
reevaluated and was eligible for the program. His performance during the Grasping and Visual Motor Subtest as well as the Pediatric Evaluation
of Disability Inventory showed a significant decrease. On March 8, 2016, Ms. Santana stated that Joshua was accepted to the Stepping Stone Day
School. Joshua is 3.8 years old and was placed in a 12:1:2 class. Joshua received occupational therapy and speech therapy. Joshua meets with his
therapists twice a week for 30 minute sessions.
According to Joshua's present performance at 3.8 years old, Joshua displays difficulty expressing himself during class and is inconsistent...show
more content...
As a result of his delay in speech and language skills, Joshua will receive Speech therapy as one of his early childhood intervention services.
Joshua is 3.8 years old performing at 3.1 years old. In addition, Joshua's expressive language skills are at a 2.9โ€“year level. Joshua exhibits
difficulty with age appropriate concepts, expressive and receptive language skills, vocabulary and maintaining focus. Furthermore, Joshua's
speech intelligibility is poor to fair, which negatively impacts his social language skills especially in a large group setting. According to the
Speech and Language Chart (2nd Ed.) children from 2 ะ’ะ… โ€“3 years old should have speech intelligibility of approximately 80%. Joshua speech is
judged to be more than 33% delayed.
Another academic intervention Stepping Stone Day School offers Joshua is Occupational therapy. Joshua has difficulties holding a marker due
to a weak grasp. This affects his ability to write or scribble, since there is a decrease grip strength. Joshua weak grasp also affects his ability to
take off and put on his shoes and requires assistance with his jackets sweaters. In addition, Joshua also requires assistance when using the
bathroom, to pull up and down his pants and wash his
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  • 1. Sample Observation Esaay Ms. Santana was extremely dissatisfied with the evaluation knowing there was something wrong. About a year and half later, Joshua was reevaluated and was eligible for the program. His performance during the Grasping and Visual Motor Subtest as well as the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory showed a significant decrease. On March 8, 2016, Ms. Santana stated that Joshua was accepted to the Stepping Stone Day School. Joshua is 3.8 years old and was placed in a 12:1:2 class. Joshua received occupational therapy and speech therapy. Joshua meets with his therapists twice a week for 30 minute sessions. According to Joshua's present performance at 3.8 years old, Joshua displays difficulty expressing himself during class and is inconsistent...show more content... As a result of his delay in speech and language skills, Joshua will receive Speech therapy as one of his early childhood intervention services. Joshua is 3.8 years old performing at 3.1 years old. In addition, Joshua's expressive language skills are at a 2.9โ€“year level. Joshua exhibits difficulty with age appropriate concepts, expressive and receptive language skills, vocabulary and maintaining focus. Furthermore, Joshua's speech intelligibility is poor to fair, which negatively impacts his social language skills especially in a large group setting. According to the Speech and Language Chart (2nd Ed.) children from 2 ะ’ะ… โ€“3 years old should have speech intelligibility of approximately 80%. Joshua speech is judged to be more than 33% delayed. Another academic intervention Stepping Stone Day School offers Joshua is Occupational therapy. Joshua has difficulties holding a marker due to a weak grasp. This affects his ability to write or scribble, since there is a decrease grip strength. Joshua weak grasp also affects his ability to take off and put on his shoes and requires assistance with his jackets sweaters. In addition, Joshua also requires assistance when using the bathroom, to pull up and down his pants and wash his Get more content on HelpWriting.net