Comments on: Not Ready for Prime Time? http://www.annporter.com/blog/2005/01/28/not-ready-for-prime-time/ a place for me to write what I'm thinking Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:23:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 By: Miranda http://www.annporter.com/blog/2005/01/28/not-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-660 Miranda Sat, 29 Jan 2005 03:56:00 +0000 http://www.annporter.com/blog/2005/01/28/not-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-660 You haven't failed a bit. Its hard to believe that sometimes though. I've been through the wringer with my older son. This semester he brought home F's in three of his five core academic classes. He rounded out that steller performance with a D in reading(!!!!) and a B in Language Arts. This kid is really, really bright. He reads adult books with ease. He loves school, but couldn't seem to turn anything in. And he's the kind of kid that learns by doing so if he's not doing his homework, he's lost on the tests.<br /><br />My daughter is at the top of her class in math and in the remedial reading group. She also has a very hard time with her handwriting. It can take her two hours to finish her homework most evenings. I have found out that she can be helped tremendously with Occupational Therapy. The school is going to do the initial evaluation. Since she's bright, they will deny her services in district, but I can take that evaluation (minus the findings) to this very excellent children's OT center around here and save $400 on the evaluation.<br /><br />Brandon has had speech therapy this past year. Anyway, all my kids have had their challenges and I just try to help them fix them and to be the best they can be. Jeremy is in the academic support program and has been doing much better. He's had some home issues that I am in the middle of fixing and that has helped out too.<br /><br />Can you see what the first grade classroom would be like before having to decide? Maybe he just needs a little outside school intervention rather than a whole year of intervention? Just thinking out loud. You know your little guy better than I do. You haven’t failed a bit. Its hard to believe that sometimes though. I’ve been through the wringer with my older son. This semester he brought home F’s in three of his five core academic classes. He rounded out that steller performance with a D in reading(!!!!) and a B in Language Arts. This kid is really, really bright. He reads adult books with ease. He loves school, but couldn’t seem to turn anything in. And he’s the kind of kid that learns by doing so if he’s not doing his homework, he’s lost on the tests.

My daughter is at the top of her class in math and in the remedial reading group. She also has a very hard time with her handwriting. It can take her two hours to finish her homework most evenings. I have found out that she can be helped tremendously with Occupational Therapy. The school is going to do the initial evaluation. Since she’s bright, they will deny her services in district, but I can take that evaluation (minus the findings) to this very excellent children’s OT center around here and save $400 on the evaluation.

Brandon has had speech therapy this past year. Anyway, all my kids have had their challenges and I just try to help them fix them and to be the best they can be. Jeremy is in the academic support program and has been doing much better. He’s had some home issues that I am in the middle of fixing and that has helped out too.

Can you see what the first grade classroom would be like before having to decide? Maybe he just needs a little outside school intervention rather than a whole year of intervention? Just thinking out loud. You know your little guy better than I do.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.annporter.com/blog/2005/01/28/not-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-659 Anonymous Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:15:00 +0000 http://www.annporter.com/blog/2005/01/28/not-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-659 In my unesteemed opinion, Ann, whatever the choice it will indeedy work in the end. Because love never fails.<br /><br />Note: I write about love never failing for having read your many thoughts about your family. Yep, it's love. <br /><br />Willing you a gift from stress at this early point in his sweet life, and your own. xo<br /><br />Debbie In my unesteemed opinion, Ann, whatever the choice it will indeedy work in the end. Because love never fails.

Note: I write about love never failing for having read your many thoughts about your family. Yep, it’s love.

Willing you a gift from stress at this early point in his sweet life, and your own. xo

Debbie

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