First of all, Matthew was recognized at the School District Board of Education meeting for his performance on the National French Exam. It was a very wonderful honor. I think I mentioned in another post that he ranked first in his level locally and sixth nationally. Over 100,000 students took the national exam. We took this photos, but it turned out blurry. You can kind of see that he was on TV as it was broadcast to the room and to a local cable channel. The other boy is the first place winner for the 6th grade level exam from the district (Matthew is 7th grade).
Megan Ling went to the dentist this week. No cavities! Yay. She handled it well, with no tears! She has a problem with her bite and will need a palate expander (like Matthew and Mary Alice each had) and possibly braces but we will not be able to start any treatment until she gets her 6 year molars, so quite a ways away.
Mary Alice and her friends at school during a open house gallery presentation of their projects.
On Thursday, my sister, Sue, celebrated her 50th birthday with a party at a riverside bar, where a friend of hers plays guitar. Her boyfriend, Jim, sang a few songs and Sue played Maracas.
Happy Birthday, Sue!
Here are Dad and Iris (notice Megan Ling in the background with her thumb up!)
Megan Ling really liked the loud music! It was a late night but she did great!
Sister hug. OXOX
The Cake!
Sue's friends!
Sue's youngest son, Alex, and his girlfriend, Ashley. Congratulations to Alex as he is graduating this month from High School. Way to go, Alex!
I took Megan Ling for a developmental evaluation today. Like I thought, they believe she qualifies for educational services as a "preschooler with a disability". I took along Hsiaoshan, who speaks Mandarin, and she helped with the interpretation (at the last minute their interpreter couldn't come and they were going to reschedule the evaluation until July and I did not want that-Thank you for helping out Hsiaoshan!)
The evaluators looked at speech, cognitive, pre-academic, behavior, adaptive skills, audiological and fine motor. Her hearing tested out just fine. She showed a lot of inconsistency and some difficulty understanding what to do (following visual and verbal directions) even in Chinese. Generally, her speech, academic and problem solving skills fell within a 24 -30 month level (2-2 1/2 years), and a little bit lower in expressive language 18 months-2 years. It was what I expected to hear. We are also going to have a PT evaluation on 6/23 to look at her gross motor coordination and strength.
The evaluation team is recommending services in Speech and Special Education (which means individualized assistance in both areas) and will likely be provided in a combination of the home and preschool environments). They feel socially and adaptively (taking care of herself) she is right on target for her age. We will have a meeting with the school district in July to determine the exact services and they will start in September.
For those who are not familiar with this type of thing, it is a free service available in all states and can be accessed through the local school district. Parents can request an evaluation at any time they are concerned. The services, if deemed necessary are provided at no charge as well. It is part of the Federal Law that children are entitled to a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). Visit this link for more information on this law: http://idea.ed.gov/
She is "soooo big"..... and soooo happy.
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