Went to Parent Teacher Conference for Hayley today....
She brought home her report card Friday so I already knew her grades. She is struggling in Spelling and Math. I expected the conference to not go great, but the teacher only had good things to say. Of course she did mention that Hayley is quite the Socialite and socialization is certainly her strong suit.... didn't see that coming ;)
Already in Fifth grade school to Hayley is about clothes, shoes, you hair & friends. I was not prepared for this yet... I though I at least had until she was in the Middle School. I am well aware that it is only going to get worse from here!
The teacher said the Math grade was low because they are giving them 4 question quizzes so if you get just 1 wrong you are down to a 75... I don't need to explain what happens if you miss more than one. How crazy is that 4 questions???
Spelling has always been a problem for Hayley and I am sure it always will be. She still doesn't hear sounds normally so she cannot do any sounding out the word skills. She spells the way she hears it and it is not correct. Her only way to learn spelling correctly is strictly memorization and the bigger the words the more difficult it is becoming. Good thing so much is computer work and there is spell check!
She is your average student which the teacher & I are very satisfied with considering all the obstacles she has to overcome. Unfortunately, her hearing problems play a role in many of her classes and that will always cause her to work much harder for average results.
