Head Colds...and what nots...

Well as it stands, the 3rd inspection came and went and no word from the "buyers" on our house. Garr...this aggrivates me.

The kids and I are ill, we have head colds or something, and David is yet to be effected by this epidemic at our house, so I guess that's a good thing. :0)

We did receive Grace's Star Reading Diagnostic Report...it is as follows:

This studen't Grade Equivalent score is 5.0. Her reading skills are therefore comparable to those of an average fifth grader after the start of the school year. Grace also achieved a national Percentile Rank of 94. This score is in the above-average range and means that Grace scored equal to or higher than 94% of students nationally. The PR Range indicates that, if this student has taken the STAR Reading test numerous times, most of her scores would likely have fallen between 85 and 97. It reflects the amoun of statistical variablility in a student's PR score.

These scores indicate that Grace is probably learning to apply her readin gskills to different academic areas. Grace likely uses textbooks and other nonfiction resources to achieve her content area golals.

For optimal reading growth, Grace needs to:
*Maintain a min. of 60 minutes of sustained silent reading daily.
*Understand text structures for expository materials, especially textbooks.
*Develop study skills to tackel content materials systematically.
*Exhibit self-direction in reading assignments within a wide range of materials.

This student's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) for independent fiction is 3.7-5.1 reading level. This is the adjusted level that will provide appropriate growth.

On yet another note....

Grace just finished Old Yeller... she stopped and had a mini strike when yeller got shot, she was bawling, and all tore up about it, and said she could not finish the book. I did explain that it is a good book when you get wrapped up in it, and you feel all the emotions the characters do, and she finished the story last night. I am so proud. It was definitely a step in the right direction. Little does she know she has many more sad stories to read and contend with.

AS for us, if we haven't heard from the buyers by Wednesday David and I are pulling the sign and refinancing this place and starting the remodeling. It was by happenstance in the first place we left the sign up, let alone the neighbors that practically live next door stopping by to take a look at it. But I think in the long run we'd be better off. :0)