I was informed a few of months ago that my sweet young son
was struggling with reading. After
meeting with his teacher, and hearing her recommendations, I held it all
together, smiled, and left.
The closer I got to the car…the tears filled my eyes and I completely
lost it when I closed the car door. My little boy…..struggling…WHY? HOW? His
older sisters are series book readers and have never been behind in any
subject. Where did I go wrong with him? Was it because we moved schools? Was it
because I went to nursing school? I felt a lot of guilt, and at that very
moment I decided that I needed to do something. And I did.
I ordered home school materials
and talked to all my friends. In just a few weeks of working with him, he
improved so much! I won't lie and say that it was easy (for me) but, I CAN do this, I WILL do this, for my kids. Ethan is now reading chapter books and testing two grade levels
higher in math (at times I feel like he is teaching me math…LOL!).
I’m not sure if the one-to-one instruction is just what he
needed or if he is not getting the help that he needs at school but, whatever it is....it's working.
I have enjoyed our teaching times and am considering to home
school all the kids next year. It will
be a challenge but, I am looking forward to it.
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