May 26, 2007

School ended two days ago. 9 weeks into Dore. I continue to be amazed at the changes she has shown. At home, it is somewhat hard to tell. You notice things and then wonder if you are being wishful. But last Friday, 8 weeks into Dore, Paige's teacher, Mrs, Schubert, stopped me at school and went on and on about the changes she has noticed over the past month. She says that across the board, she has noticed improvments. Reading is better, math is better, writing is better and much better concentration.

I too have noticed the reading. She reads to me every night. I still have to use my finger to keep her place or she jumps around, skips words and even add words. But the level of difficulty she can handle has jumped and forever she seemed to be just plugging along not making much progress. I noticed that homework was not such an issue and she got it done with much less complaining and better focus.

A friend of mine was in the hall outside of our classroom one day when the math tutor returned the kids that are taken out for help....Paige being one of them. The tutor spoke to the teacher saying "Paige is really catching on, really flying through these last few weeks!"

The biggest change her teacher noticed was the focus....which had been her biggest problem. Her comment was that she had blown away by the amount of time Paige was focusing on her work, finishing projects she never would have been able to handle a couple of months ago. She is no longer so frustrated having melt downs and crumbling feeling the pressure is too great. Mrs. Schubert said, "I don't know if it is those exercises you are doing with her or something you are feeding her, but she is a different child!"