Well, as you can tell I didn't write on Friday. Friday Alex had three tests! He had his first math test and his first phonics test! He did great on both and only missed two on his math test due to numbers being backwards! Some days are definitely better than others with this dyslexia thing. Then he had a spelling test that he BOMBED! I had no idea he would do so poorly on it! I used it to my advantage and we worked on the words. I did retest him on Saturday (we used the white board instead of sitting with paper and pencil). He missed one, but I tacked it on to the end and he got it right! WooHoo! So, because he got it the next time around we decided to move forward this week with list #3. I am hoping that the spelling test was a problem because he was just overwhelmed and having a hard time focusing. The whole day had been a bit of a job to get him to stay focused and on task. Alex said he likes tests on Fridays, but I am going to mix it up a bit next week and just do testing as it comes up, and not wait until Friday and see how we do. I also found a fun Spelling Words game on Pinterest that I want to try this week. Maybe it will help a bit.
Anyway, today is Monday. I am already insanely tired and it isnt even 2:00! I was up very early with baby girl and then had to get back up before my body wanted to so I could drop the kids off at a firend's house and I could go to the doctor. I REALLY didn't want to drag three kids to my anual well-woman exam if you can understand. My wonderful friend welcomed my children into her home and they had a blast. They got to experience chickens! They even collected some eggs, and for their hard work, she sent us home with a dozen fresh eggs! Yay for scrambled eggs with flavor. Anyway, as soon as we got home we did some math and language. Then break for lunch. Then we finished up. I did teach Alex some more about place value today. I think he is catching on (well, at least I hope). I had to laugh at myself yesterday. I was sitting and looking over our math assignments for the week and I came to a question that the wording totally tripped me up. Now, you must understand that I am "one of those people" who doesn't comprehend math well. I mean, math makes me sweat! So when I came to this issue I started to panic (no joke) and all I could think was that I was going to have to hire a tutor and I can't even do first grade math! Well, my husband stepped in and reassured me that I could handle this and that he too thought it was worded funny, but this is what he thought it meant. I agreed to his deductive reasoning, but still wanted some reassurance. Thank goodness for good friends and Facebook! I hopped on Facebook and sent a message to one of my friends that lives near my grandma who is a first grade teacher and specializes in math! Yay for the Facebook friend lifeline! Shee also thought it was worded weird and confirmed that my husband's idea was correct! WHEW! Why didn't they just word it like normal human beings in the first place! I am only 26! I don't need a heart attack already!
So, past the math drama things are going great. I have decided to order and additional phonics test booklet and an additional math test booklet so that I can make keys for my records and I don't have to keep using all of my ink to make copies. Oh, and Alex caught the giggles during his reading work today. The story was titled "Bob". Every time he came to the word Bob he would yell BOB! Then we came to the word "but" and of course, being a boy, this is hilarious, even after I tried to explain that this was NOT that kind of but! Anyway, at least I know he is well adjusted and still a typical six year old who thinks butts and farts are funny, heck what can I say, they are! Anyway, this looks to be a busy week, but I am confident that we will get it done and make it out alive!
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