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[quote=Anonymous]I have a DS9.  He is in 3rd grade.  He can read but his comprehension is not where it should be.  His teacher recommended him for an afterschool tutoring program.  We signed him up and it starts next week.

I have always had to push him to read. He can read, but I didn't realize that his comprehension wasn't where it should have been.  He prefers math and is above grade level in math. (He is at an immersion school so it is taught in Spanish He would rather be outside playing with his friends than doing anything else.  I suspect he might be ADHD, but it is difficult to tell because he doesn't have the typical outward signs in school.  He is able to sit in his seat, follow directions, doesn't interrupt, etc.  We've asked every teacher and every single one has said that he is very good in class, engaged and participates.  At home he is a different story, he cannot sit in his chair for dinner, it takes several times to tell him to go brush his teeth, put his pajamas on, put his shoes on, etc, before he does it. It is difficult to see whether this is just energetic boy or something more.

We are going to talk to him tonight about the tutoring.  I'm concerned about telling him for two reasons.  He is very sensitive about being "dumb," which he definitely isn't.  I worry about this damaging his self-esteem.  His father and I are always building him up and telling him he is smart and can do anything.  We tell him that he should be proud of his accomplishments and that we are proud of him.  Second, the tutoring happens directly after school when he normally would be going to aftercare with all his buddies.  I believe, as does his teacher, that he will be able to catch up pretty easily because he is just under the threshhold or right at the threshhold. I worry about him getting teased for having to have the extra tutoring.  I'm also feeling horrible because I feel like I should have seen the signs.

Did any of you have a son that was behind and "caught up"?  How are they doing now?  Did they end up being a good student?

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