Alison's first letter

I thought I would let you know things are going.

Everyday when I pick up Alison from daycare, she is happily playing with somebody.  I use to dread going in there, to hear yet another ‘bad Alison” story.  Now it’s a pleasure.  When I met Sharon, the director of the center, she always tells me how well Alison is doing.  Even when Alison messes up, these days, she takes correction so much better than she use to.

Sometimes with Alison I felt like I may have well been talking to a tree.  Now, there is evidence that Alison listens!

Her soccer game is improving, because she can use her dial to switch between listening to her coach, and getting revved up to play.  She continues to display her understanding of consequence, in many ways, daily.

While I was more concerned with her social problems than academic, the improvements in her reading are remarkable.  She used to insist she could only read Archie comics.  The other day she picked up the Harry Potter book I am reading to her, and read all the reviews on the back cover- nearly flawlessly.  She made a cake and read the directions on the box- used to insist she could not read such small letters.

I am convinced that we have gotten our monies worth already, and this is just the beginning.

Thanks from the bottom of my heart.  The Davis program is wonderful and you are eminently qualified to facilitate it.

Janice