Sanity is optional in Texas.....: Summer School (such as it is...)

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Summer School (such as it is...)

We have enrolled David into kindergarten for the fall. Because of this, we have been working with him on an almost constant basis every day to get him ready (at least as ready as he can be). He will be one of the younger ones in the class (his birthday is the second day of school this year), but we believe that he will do just fine. We have already talked with the school counselor about him and his educational background (as much as we know about it and what we have observed) and she believes that he will do fine. We are prepared to deal with any issues that arise as well as the possibility that he may have to repeat kindergarten and we are okay with that.

In order to get him better prepared, David has been attending 'summer school' classes with Rachael. They have been working on basic writing (holding the pencil correctly was a challenge at first!), numbers, colors, shapes, letters (both upper and lower case), visual discrimination activities, etc. His basic fine motor skills are okay, but he does have a problem holding crayons correctly as well as staying within the picture while coloring. Overall, we are impressed with his progress. He may not be entirely on level with some of these basic skills, but he is getting there. We don't think that anyone really worked with him prior to us, but he is doing well.

We allowed him to pick out some of the school supplies that he is working with right now, as well as some of the posters that now grace our dining room wall. He has some really cool pencil grips that force him to hold the pencil correctly (even though he says that they hurt his fingers!) and is doing great!

Here are some pictures you may enjoy!