Thomas really made some great progress at school today. After two days of standing up for half of the pledge, he stood for the whole thing today while holding his teacher's hand. I brought up the pledge over the weekend and asked him if he thought he'd be ready to stand for the whole pledge while holding the teacher's hand. He was a little on the fence, so I told him to think about it and threw in the motivational factor that if he was ready it would earn him 4 stickers on his chart. This way he could decide for himself, no pressure.
He also did something VERY big today. He raised his hand when the teacher asked a question at circle time. This is such a big deal for a child with SM, because in doing this, it puts a lot of attention on them if called on. Of course he was selected and was able to answer the question. He was so proud to tell me and the teacher was too. What a confidence booster for him. I am so amazed at how much progress he is making this school year. A complete 180 from last year.
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