Ethan's Reading

We got a note recently from school that informed us that Ethan is being advanced to a more assisted reading program. This came as a shock to Alicia and me. Ethan's been doing so much better in his reading and we thought he was advancing on target but apparently he's falling behind. He's unaware of any feeling of failure in this. All he knows is that he has a new reading teacher and that he'll miss the other lady who helped him. Alicia is also trying to keep a positive attitude. She wrote the following to me in an e-mail.


"Let's not think of it as a bad thing. He is improving but he needs more intensive help. We keep reading with and encouraging him and he'll be alright. We have always known that school wouldn't come naturally to him. He is doing his best. Maybe we as parents need to step it up more."


But still, he's such an awesome kid. It's hard for me to not feel a twinge of sympathy when I consider that he's falling behind.