I mean, that kid can read. Not perfectly, but what second grader does? And not always eagerly, but more and more willingly with each successful experience.
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#Poppy
Poppy posts detail my study sessions with Poppy, my nail tech's daughter who's currently in first grade, bilingual, and hilarious.
"If the word starts with [s], then why does it have a <t> in front of it?"
A kiddo's grown-ups are responsible for loving them, and that love should keep us all together, on the same page, working for the child's best interest.
"Besides asking Millie to practice more with Poppy at home," I went on, "what exactly is the school doing to support Poppy's literacy development, if the Tier 1 instruction in your classroom isn't enough for her?"
I've been that concerned grown-up before, that champion, for lots of children, as a Center Director, as a tutor, as an aunt, as a friend. You never forget them.