Cal's first book report!!

At Greensboro Montessori School, Cal is in a Primary Class with 3-6 year olds. He is in his second year, and will turn five on May 31st. In their third year of Primary, the 5 to 6 year old children start doing book reports. Cal was so excited to see his older friends start doing them, and he came home last night, determined to do one of his own. We didn't know he intended to actually "present" today - and neither did Isabelle and Syeda - his teachers. :) He picked a shark book we have read with him a lot, and he drew three pages of pictures of all the different sharks. He took everything to school this morning with him, and announced to his class, during circle time, that he had a book report. He presented it, and when I visited his classroom later, his friends came running to me to tell me that Cal did a great book report! I could tell he was happy - quietly proud and just listening to his friends tell me how cool it was to hear him talk about the shark book. Isabelle and Syeda later told me how relaxed he was, and how happy he was to share his book report, and his shark facts, with all of his friends. To think about how only a year ago, even just last fall, Cal isolated himself because of his speech, and he could not grip a crayon or pencil at all and had no interest in drawing and writing - yet he drew three pages' worth of sharks last night for his friends to see - it is just amazing to Scott and I and really makes us so happy for Cal. The changes since January alone are incredible, especially the happiness we see in Cal because he is so excited at all the things he feels he can do and the joy he has in expressing himself. Scott and I are truly thankful to have this incredibly sweet boy in our lives, and we have such gratitude for Mr. Carl and Ms. Janet - the Speech and Occupational Therapists who truly have given Cal the gift of confidence in himself. They are just awesome.