Context and Comprehension

[Guest guest]

It really is a bummer. Now Elie is shopping with a PECS list. HE can even

differentiate brands from seeing my closet. I can actually give him a lsit

of 4-6 items in a row at the store and let him get them for me. I haven't

set him loose to find a random list yet.

Beofre this year, the only thing he would look for was pizza and ice

cream!!!

Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons.

>From: mfroof@...

>Reply-To:

>To:

>Subject: Liz

>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:58:09 EDT

>

>Hi, Everyone.....Liz....Gareth learned all his sight words through

>Edmark.....and closed captioning on TV. His sight word level reached the

>6-7th grade

>level, but his comprehension never got past the 3-4th grade level and then

>he

>regressed in that to a solid 2 grade level. He never picked up on the

>'phonics' part of learning to 'sound out' words but he could sure memorize

>them

>sight words!!! It's a real bummer and I understand where Sara is coming

>from

>with Elie's regressions in academics. Gareth goes through those streaks,

>too,

>and it's VERY frustrating for everyone....including him. It's funny to

>hear

>Gareth 'reading' out loud.....he says all the words but has no clue what

>he's

>reading if it is past the second grade level. If a stranger heard him,

>they

>would think he's so intelligent!!! That's great to hear she's learning

>sight

> words. Take care, Everyone.

>Margaret

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

heeh nathan its always pizza too, lol, he will shop along side of me and

pick out things he thinks looks good too. I let him run in and get his pop by

himself (he likes to do) but as of lately he seems to think he can get a

doughnut too, uuugh and the attendent at caseys or what ever place we go just

lets

him get it, he comes out all smiley " see " , eating his doughnut, and i go in

to ask about it and ofcourse he didnt have enough money so i pay what else is

needed and reprimand the cashier, she needs to tell him he doesnt have enough

money, so many just let nathan do whatever because they think he wont

understand, and how will he understand if they dont tell him, uuuurg, i tell him

in

about it, but he has allready ate his doughnut and guzzled half his pop so

unsure if really makes complete sense to him after the fact. shawna