{as i have been revisiting my blog the past few days, i found this post in the archives. i wrote it on may 25, 2015. for some reason, i had never published it. but, oh, did it do my heart good to find this and read it and know that now isaac is in ninth grade and he has overcome so much! he is doing so well in school. he reads and works hard and is pretty amazing. and, like i wrote four and a half years ago, i am still so excited to see where we go from here - where he goes from here! i am so very proud to be isaac's mom.}
on december 14, 2013, isaac asked me "mom, when am i going to be able to read chapter books?" i had to say, "i don't know." that almost broke my heart.
he worked and worked at his reading.
in march of 2013, he got his glasses and we started his eye exercises - which we continued all through the summer.
he worked so hard at his reading and writing all through this school year.
this past thursday, may 21,2014, isaac took a comprehension test on a chapter book. the first chapter book he ever read. he read it all by himself. Geronimo Stilton: I'm Not A SuperMouse. he got an 80% on the test!
he also gave a speech, not just talked, but read what he had written, to me, three peers and five other adults. he read it so well. clearly. with emotion and interest. and he was so sure of himself. i was, and still am, so very proud of him.
he went from reading at a late kindergarten, early first grade level this school year, to reading at a third grade level and from only reading aloud to reading to himself - a whole chapter book! i am so excited to see where we go from here - where he goes from here!
isaac - you ROCK!