Today Aaron read to Keith for an hour. He is doing a lot better but is still slow. It bothers Keith that he will forget words that he's already learned months ago and used regularly. We're talking about having him tested for learning disabilities again - after he's done with this book. The last time I had him tested they found no problem, but I have talked to the local special ed teacher who is much more experienced with LD kids. She has offered to recommend materials and activities that could benefit him.

We're also going to start using The Phonics Game with him more often. He has enough reading skill now that he will get more out of using the games than he did when we were using the first game every day a while back.

While Keith and Aaron were doing the reading, Cimeron worked in her spelling book. She is also taking time every day now to write messages online so I'm happy to say, her writing and composition skills are getting better all the time. She's turning out to be such a talented young lady! She has taken to keeping her room very clean too - which is a great improvement and so nice for her to have a nice place to take her friends to. Oh, and that's another thing... she has friends again now. A few months ago her best friend moved to Utah, then Sarah and Irish left town. She was so depressed about that!... but now she's met Monique, a Karuk (native) girl, and they are good friends. Also she's enrolled in ballet lessons. The local German teacher, who is someone we knew from the Baha'i Faith, is teaching the ballet class.

Aside from all this... well, they are still reading Dear Mad'am but are close to the end of the book now. It is a local historical narrative written by a woman in her 80's who moved here years ago. She lived in Ferry Point - a few miles downriver - and refers to our town all the time in the book, so that makes it fun to read.

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