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Hi all.

Anna has been home for almost 14 months. She was 8 at arrival. We put her in 2nd grade last fall (1 year behind age appropriate) which seemed appropriate. Her teacher thought she was the sweetest girl and was amazed at her progress. She in my opinion gave her too much help and did not have high enough expectations for her. I had her tested at Sylvan in January to see where she was. I just had her tested again and overall she has not progressed.

Expressive language seems very good. She is getting the sentence structure correct most of the time and sounds almost at grade appropriate. She really struggles in vocabulary and comprehension on the receptive side. She is not willing to say "I don't know" or "What is ____?" which makes most people think she understands. She is also very dilligent of mimicking and/or repeating the question without actually answering it or understanding what is being asked.

Is this normal? How quickly have your children caught up in this area? I fully expect the writing and academic vocabulary to take several years but what about normal conversations.

How do I get her to accept help when she wants everyone to think she is "normal" (her word not mine)?

Thanks in advance