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Li-Li’s learning: at home, at school, at early intervention, daycare, IEPs, auditory rehabilitation
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Update from Laurie, Li-Li’s SLP at TLC:
Wow! Li-Li is doing great!!! She is using sentences of 4-5 words pretty consistently now. I heard these sentences recently: “Look, I ha(ve) brown shoes” “LI-Li has purple glasses (gwassi)” “Daddy has black glasses”.
In structured activities, she can produce the /f/ sound in all positions of words. I have even heard accurate production of the /l/ sound but only once or twice. It seems to be changing now which tells me that she will be able to say that correctly soon. We’re continuing to work on vocabulary-this month has been focused on action words in spoken English. Li-Li has also been enjoying phonemic awareness activities like identifying the letters of the alphabet and learning the sound that each letter makes. She is such a delight to work with! Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving. We will probably start on Winter vocabulary soon but it just doesn’t feel appropriate yet given the 60 degree highs yesterday!! See you soon. Laurie
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One particular point I noted in Li-Li’s most recent audiological testing: word recognition at 88% with both processors on (booth testing in quiet at 48 db), and with her newest (left) processor alone. We’ve …
Communication Update from Laurie:
I first need to apologize for not emailing you more often with updates. But I wanted you to know that Li-Li is doing soooo well! Her language is really taking off and …
REPORT OF AUDIOLOGIC EVALUATION
HISTORY: Anna Li (”Li-Li”) Quinn, age 3 years, was seen today for audiologic testing with her cochlear implants. Li-Li has a severe to profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss identified at 13 months …
Cochlear Implant Programming Report
Audiologist: Melanie Buhr-Lawler, Au.D., CCC-A
DEVICE INFORMATION:
Implant model: Nucleus Freedom CI24RE
(CA)
Speech processor in use: Freedom BTE
Ear/date of initial stimulation: Right (0125/07) , Left (9/16/08)
CURRENT SERVICES:
School program: The Learing Center for the Deaf, auditory …
Measured against Li-Li’s IEP goals, following is her second progress report:
Goal # 1 — Specific Goal Focus: Receptive Spoken English
Current Performance Level: What can the student currently do?
Li-Li has a growing stock of spoken English …
Communication Update from Laurie
Li-Li and I have had a good time getting reacquainted this month. She is adorable and very cooperative and engaged during our sessions. I just wanted to let you know that you …
DEVICE INFORMATION:
Implant model: Nucleus Freedom CI24RE(CA)
Speech processor in use: Freedom BTE
Ear/date of initial stimulation: Right (10/25/07), Left (9/16/08)
CURRENT SERVICES:
School program: The Learing Center for the Deaf, auditory access preschool program
Aural rehabilitation: Laurie Wallace, SLP 3X/Wk
OBSERVATIONS …
Report from Jen R.: Today the new SLP, Laurie Wallace, joined our session. Lili was happy to see her familiar face as she knows her from previous therapy work.
Lili correctly identified 4/6 of …
Report from Jen R.: I saw Lili today as a make up lesson. She correctly identified 6/6 Ling sounds using the hoop. Lili loved playing with the “ Barrel of Monkeys” and …
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