Fantastic Friday

[redsnake05]

So... this week. Fab or Drab? What happened that was a ray of sunshine in the middle of the overcast?

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[ettegoom]

Mostly drab, and *headwall* material for most of the week (possibly because I didn't get enough sleep all week).

But on Thursday, one of my girls who tends to struggle with pretty much everything we do managed to construct the most superb paper cube ever (we are learning about 2D and 3D shapes)! At least now I know that she is really good at crafty stuff, and maybe I can find a way to use this rather exceptional ability to hook her into other aspects of thinking.

[redsnake05]

Discovering a talent like that is always awesome, especially if you can find ways to build on it. Yay for her and you.

[ettegoom]

It was a relief really, because I really was having trouble finding things that resulted in any kind of response from her. So yeah, I am really happy about it! :-)

[kaptainvon]

I love those moments where someone suddenly shows what they can do, and how that can help them do other things. Something very similar happened to me when a Literature student with reading issues discovered books on tape: he's had a lot more to say for himself (well, he always had a lot to say for himself, but he's saying it better and striking gold more often) since then.

[ettegoom]

Yes... those moments really make the whole thing bearable at times... Am very glad that your student has found something that can fire his thinking! Taped books are awesome for dyslexic kids! I LOVE my reading post at times :-)