Proud Mama (again)

Some of you may know that at the end of last year we found out Drew has a couple of learning disabilities. We had started noticing in Kindergarten something just was not right, but all we were told was he is a normal 5 year old little boy. Nothing is as frustrating as when you know something and cannot put your finger on it and no one else sees the problem. I started feeling like maybe I was just placing too much on him and my expectations were too high. Every night was a battle to do basic homework with massive temper tantrums and crying- not fun at all. We met with his prinicple and decided to go ahead and put him in the first grade- but still I had this feeling that something just wasn't right. Finally at the end of first grade the school tested him and we learned he had these 3 learning disabilities. We met with the administration and it was determined that we would put Drew in ARD. We were told that most parents absolutely do not want their kids in ARD because of the stigma that goes with it, but it has been the BEST thing that has happened for Drew.  His confidence level is a thousand percent higher than it was last year or even at the begining of this year. He has become a leader his ARD classes and has excelled beyond belief.
The other night Drew was telling me he only had 5 more levels in reading until he reached level K. I said "Oh that is good"- having no idea what it meant but if he was excited about it I was too. Today I found out what level K means. Drews teacher informed us that in five more levels he will be reading at a 3rd grade level! (he is in 2nd) This coming from a child whom it took 30 minutes to read 2 pages of a book!! So, so proud of him and all his hard work and the confidence he now has knowing he can do what he sets his mind to!