Today was Neil's annual IEP (Individual Education Plan) meeting with his speech teacher at school. He has come a long way since those days of incomprehension...but, for some reason the "r's" have him stumped. We noticed this year that although he has excelled in reading, math etc ... he has "flat-lined" on his speech.
What does this mean? More speech homework, reading aloud etc ... so, if you see/hear from him, encourage him to use "his good speech" and more "r's".
The VP, who was sitting in on the meeting, was impressed that he has found a creative way around the "r's" ... he uses the word "female" when talking about a "giRl" in his class etc ...
Oh, about the "nightstand" title: This week, Neil's class was working on compound words. When the teacher asked, "What is a nightstand?" Neil's hand shot up...his response, "I think it's a stand that you sell something like lemonade from at night." Yeah, it made Julie's Facebook ... but, so did a comment about how "Records are from the OLDEN days"...sniff sniff...we have become our parents!
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