Continued Progress

Elizabeth is now in the 3rd grade. Her comprehension still lags behind, but she is a straight A+ student and she is making gains very quickly. Based on the information available at her first parent teacher conference this year, it is very possible that she will be at grade level for reading and comprehension by the end of this school year, if not sooner. The biggest struggle is that Elizabeth does not recognize how well she is doing or how smart she is. She requires constant reinforcement that she is doing very well. She also loves to talk and feels she has to be the "mother hen" in her classroom and is always concerned about helping out other students instead of doing her own work. As a result we are very strict regarding her school behavior calendar and even minor infractions result in consequences at home. Her teacher this year is very supportive in this also and so far she is doing very well in this area. for the most part she is very easy to discipline and always wants to please.
Elizabeth is a girly girl and loves to wear dresses, and the fancier the better. She loves to have her hair fixed but it is so thick that there is only so much that can be done with it. Curling it requires lots of hair gel and more curlers than you can imagine! Hairdressers are always amazed that one little girl could have so much hair!