Ashten with his report card. He did not want to leave the testing, he had so much fun!
We've noticed that
Ashten has had some problems learning the names of colors. At first we checked with Doctor
Naylor at his three year check up. He decided that
Ashten isn't color blind, (which I thought was the problem) and that he probably just isn't interested in them right now. He also has some problems with his speech, so we decided that we would check out Child Find a preschool program run through the school district. After months of waiting, we finally had our screening appointment this morning.
Ashten did awesome, I am so proud of him. There were several different tests in the following categories: Vision, Hearing, Motor Skills, Language, and Learning. In the learning section, he obviously failed the colors test but other than that he passed each test in the section. The teacher even had him do some tests for kids ages 6-7 years old which he got 100% right. The teacher liked him so much and thought that he was so cute that she told me she wished we lived in her area so he could come be a peer role model at her school. In the motor skills, the teacher had him do four year old testing and he also did perfect. I felt so silly taking him in after watching him pass each test time, but at the same time I feel so relieved to know that his speech is great for his age and his colors just need to be worked on more. I will be honest though, I had high hopes of sending him on the school bus to "free preschool" four days a week.
On Tuesday, the boys started preschool. Of course I forgot my camera. They go two days a week for two hours. Today, they learned about the letters d and q. They started a few weeks into class, but I am sure that they will catch up soon. So far they love it! Ashten's favorite part of preschool is playing with magnets and Ayden's favorite part of school is snack time. 
We've noticed that Ashten has had some problems learning the names of colors. At first we checked with Doctor Naylor at his three year check up. He decided that Ashten isn't color blind, (which I thought was the problem) and that he probably just isn't interested in them right now. He also has some problems with his speech, so we decided that we would check out Child Find a preschool program run through the school district. After months of waiting, we finally had our screening appointment this morning. Ashten did awesome, I am so proud of him. There were several different tests in the following categories: Vision, Hearing, Motor Skills, Language, and Learning. In the learning section, he obviously failed the colors test but other than that he passed each test in the section. The teacher even had him do some tests for kids ages 6-7 years old which he got 100% right. The teacher liked him so much and thought that he was so cute that she told me she wished we lived in her area so he could come be a peer role model at her school. In the motor skills, the teacher had him do four year old testing and he also did perfect. I felt so silly taking him in after watching him pass each test time, but at the same time I feel so relieved to know that his speech is great for his age and his colors just need to be worked on more. I will be honest though, I had high hopes of sending him on the school bus to "free preschool" four days a week. 
Ayden starting his new Kindergarten book
For the past year and a half, Ayden has been working on a preschool workbook. He has learned his letters, numbers, colors, shapes, and most of the letter's sounds. We are very proud of all of his hard work and the dedication he had for finishing the book. At the end of the book there was a certificate that he has had his eyes on since we started. I filled it out and gave it to him. His eyes lit up when he saw it! I left the room and returned minutes later to find that he had cut it into tiny pieces. So much for the excitement. He has already started his Kindergarten book and is working hard and loving it.
