The good news is I got an A on the Adult Lang exam. Don't even know how that happened, but I'm not complaining. We've also spent most of the last two weeks testing the kids at preschool, which is so not fun. I'm thankful that my kids were (for the most part) cooperative, unlike some other kids who just flat-out refused. One kid said: "I don't want to. I hate that!" LOL.
But well, you gotta do what you gotta do. The school district pays for their services so the kids have to "prove" that they really are language delayed/disordered by scoring 1.5 to 2 standard deviations below the mean on standardized tests. But it is very disheartening for me (and the parents, I'm sure!) to see their kids scoring below the 5th percentile compared to other kids.
More good news!
March 28, 2008
U.S. News ranks Purdue graduate programs among nation's best
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University's programs maintained high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report's survey of the nation's top graduate schools released Friday (March 28).
The colleges and schools in which programs were ranked include Liberal Arts, Science, Pharmacy, Engineering and Management.
Liberal Arts: Two programs in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences rank in the top 10. The accredited master's degree program in speech-language pathology tied for second nationally, up from third in 2004. The accredited doctoral of audiology degree program is tied for ninth, down one spot from 2004. The department is part of the College of Liberal Arts.
http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008a/080328USNewsRanking.html
You know what, the ranking on US News was the main reason why I applied to Purdue 2 years ago. I'm glad to report that it was probably one of the best decisions I ever made, so the rankings do have some validity! I love Purdue.
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