We had our first school-wide parent/teacher conference day this past week. I went into it feeling pretty good, since H has brought all of her grades up to C, B, and even a few As.
So I was pretty shocked when the teacher told me H is not adjusting to 5th grade.
Her comments mainly seemed to center around the fact that H does not catch much from verbal instruction. And most of a classroom is verbal instruction. Her comment, which I thought was very accurate, was that H's mind is like a carosel, turning roung and round. She only catches what is said when the carosel of her mind is turned forward, which is seldom.
In the end, I was actually okay with the situation. We know H does not listen well. That is why we have started the Integrated Listening. And while the teacher is comparing H to the students around her, and seeing how far behind she is, we are comparing her to where she was 2 years ago and seeing how far she has come!
So I am still hopeful. We are continuing what we were doing, and at the same time telling H to make sure she completes her math and writes neater (two additional complaints the teacher had).
I will keep you up to date.
Chelle
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