I know you are all probably anxious to hear how the meeting went right..?? Well, here it is .. the feedbacks we received during the meeting with the school speech therapist, her form teacher and Resource, Reading Recovery teacher. Firstly, I have to tell you.. there were nothing they said .. that we did not already know about Chloe. Secondly, it is not that Chloe is slow .. that she is not doing certain things at this point of her life… moreso, because we didn’t teach her certain things. Thirdly, although we do agree with most of the things her teacher said to us today.. there are some stuff, we feel that they may be expecting too much from a kid who is barely 5 yrs old, youngest in her class, haven’t been to pre-school .. and have slacker parents like us.
There are always things that a child can do better and excel of course but to compare chloe with other kids not quite her age and in a different environment.. than i think it is not quite right. Take for example a kid who is 2 months older than chloe ..and has siblings like 4 or 5. Her parents are always at work, she is left at daycare most days. Firstly, this kid is gonna to be a lot more independent and quicker with eating .. and is probably taught about not having to do anything with strangers or anyone remotely not familiar. On the other hand, Chloe is sheltered .. always at work with us.. or have Keegan to look after .. and only child. Never have to fight for her food, tv or games… or anything else. So there is a difference! on the same note, the teacher should factor in all these into consideration .. with the example that i had given. I shall elaborate more on it .. in another post.