Over six years ago, this little baby, born addicted to methadone and the odds against her, came into our home and hearts. Helpless, fists clenched and often screaming, Abby was given another opportunity at life.
Today, in the wake of a recent surge of language comprehension that has us marveling, Katie initiated some math homework with our budding first grader. "I helped with the 1st two problems," notes Katie, "then she hid the paper from me
and proceeded to finish WITHOUT any kind of manipulatives (i.e. digits, beans, etc.)." Eight addition problems. 100% For a child once feared to have learning disabilities from in-utero drug abuse--and given her propensity for grasping phonetic reading and spelling--this additional (no pun intended) comprehension has this family's home schooling mom proclaiming, "This kid is scaring me!"
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