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Lisa...thanks for sharing your story. Sounds very familiar, except for our daughter having been in school in Guatemala. I haven't a clue as to how they compare, but we suspect our daughter didn't pay much attention and was easily distracted. She's getting better at that, but still is settling into just being one of the crowd. She got so much attention to begin with, it wasn't funny!
Your posts encourages me that we are doing things that have also worked with other older children. I do wonder when she will be caught up, but know that whatever it takes, we will do all we can to help her. I identify on how much time is spent after school on helping with homework. But there really does not have to be a "deadline". I remind myself that if this child isn't ready to head off to college at the usual time, there are other options. There may be some emotional delays which will effect those decisions, also. We've missed so many years with her anyway, why would we care if we got to "keep her" at home awhile longer? We praise God for her enthusiasm and desire to succeed. Her competitive nature has helped, though it also was what got in the way of her always being willing to accept the extra help...an aid, lower level spelling units, reading resource teacher, etc.
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