Another one growing up

So I bragged not that long ago about my daughter in this blog. Now to brag about my son.

My son has come a very long way this school year. I am so proud of him and loving the decision we made to move him to a different school. It paid off and it paid off well.

One big thing over the school year was his reading. He started the school year basically a year below grade level. Yet we were always told he was doing fine in reading at the old school. He was put in reading resource and the teacher talked to my wife on what she was going to do with him and what we could do at home to help. Timeline for catching him up was 18 months. By Christmas we got a letter home about his progress and he was actually slightly above where he should be. So much for 18 months. :) He reads all the time now and loves it. Still working on getting him to read more challenging books but otherwise I can't be happier.

We have also ended his speech IEP. He has made great progress here as well and the speech teacher said there was really no reason to keep him in it. Makes me happy that the fight we had to get the IEP was worth it.

Probably the biggest thing is that the tested and qualified for gifted and talented services. He has been doing the gifted pull out at his school. His school actually has full gifted classes in the grades below him but not in his grade up. Just the pull out. The principal said she is looking into keeping the gifted kids in those upper grades together as they go through school so they can possible do enrichment in the classroom as well in pullout. We do have the option to ask to transfer him over to the school his sister has been at but we have decided we are happy where he is at the progress he made and that her school is not a good fit for him.

Overall I just love his school. I like the staff and a good group of involved parents that hopefully was just get bigger as we go. Looking forward to the upcoming school year.

I just have to brag and say I have two awesome kids. :)