We had Ben's annual IEP yesterday.
What a positive and uplifting meeting!
In a nutshell, our little Ben is doing great at school!
The team stated that Ben is learning and working at a 5K level.
Areas he is making good progress:
1. Reading: sounding out words, learning sight words, and reading comprehension.
2. Math: recognition and counting up to 60, simple addition and starting subtraction.
Probably the area that most surprised and impressed us was that the social behavior goals/issues in the IEP can now be removed. The team feels Ben acts appropriate for a 3rd grader with Down syndrome. He will continue to have supervision because he is not 100% trustworthy (are any of us though?). But as far as behavior being a concern for Ben, he has made enough improvement in how he handles himself that the school doesn't feel it needs to be part of his IEP goals.
We are so proud of Ben! He has had to adapt and transition to so much these past 4 years. It hasn't been easy for him, and there were times we wondered if he would be able to handle things, but slow and steady wins the race! Congratulations Ben!
The other highlight was to hear how much his speech and language has improved. This little boy has quite a command of the English language considering he only started to learn English 3 1/2 years ago. What an accomplishment.
We are so proud of Ben and so impressed with our team at school. Their support and dedication to Ben's education and well-being are so greatly appreciated!
Thank you Lord!
We love our Benny!
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