Madelyn's p/t conference was yesterday afternoon. Ms. Watts had nothing but good things to say about Madelyn, which makes us very proud. She said she is a good listener, follows instructions well, and gets along well with all the other students. I was concerned about Madelyn being too chatty and she said that isn't a problem at school. Madelyn seems to have a knack for Math. She obviously didn't get that from either of her parents. Her reading level is at the first grade level, but a tadbit below the class average. This caused me (not Ryan) some concern, but Ms. Watts assured us that Madelyn has made huge improvements since the beginning of school. She expects that Madelyn's reading level will continue to improve and reach the reading standards.
I walked away from the conference a bit discouraged and completely humbled. As a parent, I want to believe that my child is the smartest of the class. Hearing that she is below average in a subject was disheartening. So I went home gave Madelyn a great big hug and told her how proud I was of her hard work and then we picked up a book and began reading (as we do every other night).
Ryan gave me words of encouragement by reminding me that most importantly Madelyn is kind to others and that her reading average is not what matters in the big scheme of things.
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Whatever happened to Madelyn getting glasses? Aubrey's reading wasn't where it needed to be until she got glasses -- then she improved basically overnight! -- DeAnn
She has her eye appt. on Tuesday. We will see what that does for her reading abilities.
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