The girls are going to a new school this year. We got them into a charter school (it's like a cross between a public school and a private school) very close to our house and it promises to be a very challenging environment for Olivia and Zoe, and a very supportive one for Isabelle.
We have suspected that Izzy is dyslexic for a while. Her teacher that she had the past 2 years tried unsuccessfully to have her tested by the school. I've been reassured that she will be given every possible help they have at this new school. They don't have her placed for reading help yet, but they did place her for math tutoring. I was kind of shocked because she's good in math.... but there are a lot of word problems on the test. So of course she didn't test well. Poor kid.
It's hard for her to keep her chin up sometimes because she struggles and her sisters don't. I'm trying to find ways to show her that her talents might not be academic but she's no less talented. The school offers after school clubs, and she showed an interest in ukulele lessons, which tickled me to no end. A quirky little instrument for my quirky child. I signed her up and bought her a ukulele. I think this will be amazing for her. I do think she's got some musical talent, so I'm excited to see where this goes. Hopefully it will be a good boost to her confidence.
Olivia.... if this past week is any indication, she's going to drive me insane this year. I feel like I have to drag her through everything. She's so smart, but so lazy. I'm hoping something will spark her interest quickly. From everything I can tell, they have very high expectations of the kids at this school, so she's not going to get to skate by like she has in the past. She even has foreign language this year, all three of them do, actually. Iz and Zoe are both learning Spanish and Olivia has Turkish. You don't see Turkish offered much, so I think that's neat.
It's an adjustment for us all, but hopefully a really good change. I just hope I can keep my head on straight better than I did last year. I felt like the wheels fell off before the first quarter ended. But, let's be positive and look ahead at a wonderful year, yes? =)
If your daughter is struggling with reading I would highly recommend toe to toe. My son is dyslexic and is coming along after starting toe to toe. It has made such a difference with his reading. A good way I found to explain it was a maze. There is an easy way start to finish round the edge. Then in the maze we did pictures of other things. I said everyone else might get there on the quicker route but you notice so much more on the route through the maze. I hope your girls have a brilliant time at their new school!!!
ReplyDeleteI will definitely check that out. Thanks!
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