Well, we survived another SST meeting. There were no real surprises, just to learn that with new State Laws the process of getting Anna the help she needs is being prolonged, because we are in the middle of the process. Even, if we went and got a private evaluation done, the school would not be able to do anything until the end of the evaluation period, which is the end of January. It is sooooooooo frustrating for us, but I cannot imagine how frustrating it must be for Anna. She is the one sitting there not able to do the work, probably thinking by now that she cannot do it. Yet, she still tries her best!
Granted, after Thanksgiving, she will start in a program to support her reading and comprehension, and her teacher is truly doing everything she can to help her. That is the good part! The bad part is that it is taking so freakishly long!!!
So, what do we do? We try to make her happy. She will be an angel in a Nutcracker production of the dance school she goes to. We make sure she plays with her friends, runs, jumps, draws and plays to her hearts content. And, we make sure she knows how much we love her …..
