IEP Speech goals

Last year I really took Christian for testing for his speech. At that point, I wasn't aware that his cognitive skills could be delayed because of his language delay. But slowly(very slowly) he is speaking in sentences and can "sometimes" have a spontaneous speech sentence that is clear. And other times he isn't clear and still sounds tongue tied.

His speech therapist says he Strengths are:
**Understands one/all.
**Understands negatives in a sentence.
**Understands more/most.
**Understands expanded sentences.
**long/tall
**understands noun plus 2 modifying adjectives.
**Quantity concepts 3 and 5(those are just examples of what numbers he was tested with
**Orders pic from largest to smallest
**rhyming sounds
**Combines 3 or 4 words in spontaneous speech.
**Answers what/where questions
**uses verb plus "ing" (running)
**completes analogies
**uses concepts short/long
**describes similiarities
**completes similies (I can swim like a______ (he will fill in the blank with fish on his own with no coaching)
counts items and give correct numbers

You may be wondering why his speech therapist is helping him so much with the above strengths instead of concentrating on sounds. She DOES do sounds BUT she needs to build up his cognitive learning skills--his understand skills also.

Needsto improve
**Descriptive concepts
Articulation of F, CH, L, J, V BL, FL, GL, KL, PL, SL, SP, SW in words
Use of sentences with correct grammar(gotta giggle--many adults can't speak properly and they want someone who just turned 5 to do it...LOL)
Understand pronouns and the use of them
understanding spatial concepts--behind, below, in front, beside...etc.
Answer Questions logically.

It sounds like a lot but we have specific ideas to help at home and he is in a structured environment at school.

We really have to question the heck out of him when we read stories--they said every page is helpful currently and then to space the questions out a few pages and ask him questions for the last few pages so that he can't see the pictures)

We can't just stick a flash card in his face and tell him to tell us the color, what number it is and such...it won't work for him and will bore him. He KNOWS his colors, numbers, how to write his numbers, how to write his name. It isn't that he can't do things, there is a LOT he CAN do and we need to focus on those but bring into light some of the things he can't do and incorporate those into what he can do.

But I actually feel alright after this meeting because it gives me a better place to start. Last year they did a good job with him...I mean he increased by 16 months. But knowing how much he improved with them, gives me and them a better start on his weaknesses.

So hopefully I can come here and list more strengths and cross off his weaknesses. It is going to be a struggle but one I know we can overcome