Thursday, April 14, 2011

It is all starting to click!

This week has been filled with many of the same, very typical issues as any other week.  However in the midst of the mundane, there has been a glimmer of hope!  A ray that has burst through at the most unexpected time, in the most unexpected way... Happy is starting to "get it"  Get what you may be wondering... and rightly so.  Each dwarf, with their multitude of issues does leave one scratching their head wondering! 

I have been contacted twice this week by Happy's teacher who is amazed and encouraged by the transformation in young Happy.  It is important to remember that he is 13 as you read this, because you may think that this is the youngest of the dwarfs.... but the milestone is a big one and one that we are celebrating along with his teacher!! 

This is the second email in two consecutive days, and for those of you that personally know Happy, this is huge, because he still struggles to remember his phone number and address!

Good evening! I had to write again and tell you about Happy's reading class! His enthusiasm for reading has been tremendous! Typically he takes his time coming back to the table for small group, finding all items out of place, and placing them in there appropriate place; finding where the "action" is, rather than promptly finding his way to my table. Today he was the first one back, had his materials ready and open to the correct page, had my book ready and open, and was encouraging his group members to quickly join him... He was eager and ready to learn! He volunteered for every opportunity to read and respond! He knew every answer and read beautifully; again multisyllabic words with prefixes and suffixes! He was beaming!!! His enthusiasm encouraged his group mates to volunteer and read to perfection. Happy was actually assisting the others in sounding out words and was offering "strategies" to the decoding of words! I was SPEECHLESS!!! He knew all the strategies I have been reinforcing all year! Your beloved son brought streams of joyful reward down my face! Today was one of those "I am so proud to teach children with special needs" moments! Moments I wish I could capture and bottle up and share with their families. Such an honor it is to educate your son. He is a BLESSING in MY life. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of his.
With love and honor,

Just wanted to share in this milestone!  Because you just can't make this stuff up!

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