Ethan's IEP

I am one proud momma! We just got home from Ethan's IEP with his team of teachers and couldn't be more pleased with what they had to report! Ethan has made tremendous progress in all the goals that were set for him at the beginning of the school year, plus his teacher, speech therapist and the school psychiatrist are very impressed with how bright and intelligent he is, as well as sweet and kind.

No, I'm not smug; this smile you see on my face is from pure joy that my son is doing well in school, despite some developmental setbacks.

Oh, but it gets better!

When his teacher tested his reading, Ethan scored at a level "O", which is a beginning 3rd grade reading level. Why does that make me happy, when my son is in the 4th grade? Well, at the beginning of the school year, he was struggling to read at a beginning 2nd grade level, so they didn't set a very high goal for him just so they could take things slow. But, his team of teachers were very impressed at the results of his test; his reading is improving!

He's also not far behind on math. He tested at a 3rd grade level for it, which is great considering he tells me hates math, lol. His teachers are confident that he'll soon be working on grade level math!

I cannot stop smiling! Ethan is doing so well, it makes my heart swell! I've been really concerned about his academic life, as well as his socialization, but this afternoon's meeting has squashed those fears!

I'm so proud of Ethan!