Alyx came home from school yesterday SUPER excited, talking a mile a minute. I got her to slow down and she told me that she passed her DRA testing. I was very excited too but then I said "What does that mean?" Its a reading test the teacher gives them individually that tests what grade level they are on. I still was confused on what this meant. So Mark and I decided to go in and talk to her teacher. We walked in and she said "Did Alyx tell you?" She was very excited too. She proceeded to explain to me what the DRA testing is. She said that at the beginning of the school year Alyx was tested and she totally bombed. Did a horrible job. When they tested her yesterday she flew through it. She didn't stumble or stutter. She read it smoothly and only had a few mistakes, which all the kids do. She is now reading on her 6th grade reading level at 105 words a minute. This is phenomenal. She was reading at a high 3rd to low 4th grade at probably about 50 words a minute. She has only been back in school for 4 days since the Christmas break and it has only been 3 weeks since her BIT. This is totally amazing. We were all very happy for Alyx and you could tell that she was very happy and proud of herself for doing such a great job.
She also has gotten a 100% on a math test and has been able to finish the math worksheets, which her teacher said she never has been able to finish. Her math grade has gone from a C to a B- in one week. That is just great!!!