As I write this post, I find myself in awe of my little girl once again. I think I have said before, that I only learned about early reading when K was a baby, so I was never able to try it with my older girls. I had never seen a child a 4 year that could read even very simple books. It still seems so amazing even to me & I see it every day.
Anyways..............here is the big news:
K had her neurodevelopmental evaluation yesterday. Back in September, K was evaluated as reading at a 2nd grade level. She is now reading at grade level 3.9! Meaning 3rd grade, 9th month! That's almost 2 grade levels in 4 months!
I should explain though, that this doesn't mean that she would willingly pick up a 3rd grade chapter book & read it from cover to cover - she has the ability to read the majority of the words, but she prefers not to. She does easily read shorter grade 3 level stories though. She can read at that level of vocabulary, she just chooses not read that length of story. Although I think K has a good understanding of what she reads, I'm not sure if she would follow the storyline of a long chapter book, but at this point, I have learned not to underestimate her either. She also still prefers to read books with larger print. This could be vision related though, & I am planning on trying to get her in with the pediatric opthamologist a little sooner if I can.
I started this blog hoping to inspire other parents to help their children with Down syndrome reach for the sky! My daughter was reading words, before she was 2 years of age & reading books by 3.5 years. I believe kids with Down syndrome can do amazing things if we give them the right tools. I truly believe high expectations can make a tremendous difference in the lives of our children!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Huge Big Brag! Drum Roll Please..................
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Down syndrome,
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preschooler,
reading,
trisomy 21
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Hi Laura!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment! It is always nice to 'meet' others who are homeschooling.
Isn't early reading awesome. I try to encourage mothers of younger children to take this up. It gives their children a HUGE advantage.
I'll be back!
Wow! K you are one amazing little girl. Way to go!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! Do you enjoy reading? I do and my children do as well, i think that helps-- them seeing reading being enjoyable. Congrats on the great news!
ReplyDeleteWow! Great job K!
ReplyDeleteI do enjoy reading, & was constantly reading when I was younger. Lately, it seems that I spend more time researching than reading in order to keep ahead of K at the rate she is learning! She does still get to seems reading though & her 3 big sisters are so difficult to pry away from their books at times that she definitely has some great role models!
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