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Not really a brag, more of a breakthrough. Ds 4.3 finally realized he CAN read! I knew he could. He's been spelling for 6+ months. He would read words, but kept saying, " Maybe I'll be able to read when I'm 6 or hopefully by 5.". Last night, he read "Put Me in the Zoo" by himself. (He's only heard this story once awhile ago, so I know it wasn't memorized.) Hopefully, I'll finally stop hearing, "Why didn't you sign me up for reading class?" So annoying, as all the other kids in his class are being hothoused and going to "reading class" after school.

Melessa, it's really unfortunate that your DS is surrounded by hothoused classmates but nonetheless, it's great that he was able to break that wall.

Reading class for 4 year olds might sound strange but we have those programs in our city too. Some parents feel preschool is the new 1st grade.

Dude, that's great that your DD is giving some push-back when her advocacy isn't heard! I recall she tends to be a chameleon, so this is BIG.

Melessa, that's terrific! Was there a precipitating event that led to his realizing he could read, or did it just happen spontaneously?

I feel like we just won the lottery! After months of painful advocacy we found out our efforts were successful. DD5 will be starting first grade after the break! It also feels great that our case was instrumental in forcing the district and school to look and and write policy for whole grade acceleration. Hopefully our efforts will make it much easier for those who come behind us.

That's wonderful news, TNC! You must be chuffed that your son's case is paving the way for a better education for many other students. Reading your post has brought a big smile to my face.

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This one's a true, unadulterated brag, with no other aspirations.

I just had to break up a fight between DS5 and his father.

It was about the order in which electrons fill p versus s orbitals. They were really going at it. DS was correct. His dad was not. Oy, but hard heads run in this family.

DS was sticking to his guns, and he gets triple points for a) being right, b) knowing it, and c) providing references to two published works to support his points(!). While bathing.

DD15 recently took the SAT and ACT for her application to an early college program. I tried to convince her to take only the ACT because she had done well on a mock ACT given at her school. Although we're still waiting on her ACT scores, she received a perfect SAT score. Her "studying" involved taking 2 practice tests in the living room while her brother was fighting with her dad about piano practice.

Congratulations to her, Flyingmouse! That's terrific!