This morning Andy and I went to our first Parent/Teacher Conference as parents! I honestly was a little bit nervous to hear what Ms. Adams had to say about Ben - as parents warned me about when I taught. Of course, there was nothing to really worry about. We spent a good 15 minutes going over the different sounds that he needs to work on over the summer and what types of speech patterns he is missing. She also told us a little bit about their morning routine and how Ben does in the classroom. She said he is one of the most social kids in class and made friends his first day there. He just jumped right into each activity. He loves to talk and raise his hand to answer questions. She said the only behavior issue she has had to work on with him is talking out (shocker) but he's only been there a few weeks and is 3 years old, so it will get better. Whenever she corrects him, he is immediately contrite. He has two little girls in class that he loves to be with - Andy said he taught him to go after the petite blondes (hahaha) - whom we hear about almost every day. He absolutely loves his class. Monday when I took him to school, he jumped out of the car and ran to Ms. Adams with his arms open wide for a hug. Then he jumped into her arms. It shocked me to see him so free with his hugs as he's always had space issues - not with her! We're so glad he made it into the program and is happy there while improving so much with his speech and his words. We talked a little bit about why it's so hard to understand him speaking and it's because he is missing the s blends, and that is what the English language is filled with. She said as soon as he gets those (st, sl, sh, sm, sn, etc.) his _________ (I forgot the word!!!) anyway - people will be able to understand him immensely. It's so hard for me to judge what other people can hear because I'm so used to the modifications he makes. Anywho - we'll work hard over the summer and hope to make a little bit more progress!
