Laura Kee
555 St. of Dreams
Parkersburg, WV 25288
Phone 555-6792

April 26, 2002

Diana Taylor
2012 Crystal Brook Lane
Parkersburg, WV 25288

Dear Mrs. Taylor,

Dr. John Sutton referred your son, Ethan Taylor, to me on April 13, 2002 for a speech-language evaluation. Dr. Sutton reported Ethan to have a mild conductive hearing loss, which is thought to be a result of Ethan’s history of Chronic Otitis Media. With a moderate hearing loss, a child may not hear or may hear very faintly the soft sounds at the beginnings and ends of words, such as the "s" in "sun" and the "t" in "cat, and words spoken quickly such as "and."

I conducted a speech and language evaluation on Ethan on April 25, 2002. The results of the evaluation indicate that Ethan’s receptive and expressive language skills are delayed. In other words, Ethan displays an inability to understand spoken language at his age level and does not use spoken language appropriate for his age. Ethan’s vocabulary is also not age appropriate.

Difficulty pronouncing and hearing sounds could affect Ethan’s reading ability and may make him difficult to understand. In order to better prepare Ethan for entering kindergarten in the fall, I recommend that he begin language therapy as soon as possible. I am currently taking applications for summer therapy sessions. I have enclosed with this letter an application, which can be returned to my office or mailed to me at the above address.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this evaluation, please call me.

Sincerely,
Laura Kee