Dear Monique,
I would like to thank you and your teachers from the bottom of my heart for walking the extra mile with Chanté. Last year, when I went to meet with you, my shoulders were sagging under the heart-ache of not knowing what to do for my little girl. Her words were: “Mommy, I can’t’, ‘Mommy I am stupid.”
After your assessment I understood the problem, and we began with the lessons. In the beginning she was reluctant, because she preferred playing at home. Luckily she soon realized how much Edublox is helping her to understand her school work. I’ll never forget that weekend, nine months after having started Edublox, when she spontaneously picked up a book and started reading! By the end of that weekend she had read 11 books!
This was the beginning of full marks for comprehension tests, first in Afrikaans and later in English. Her words had changed to “Mommy I can”, and “Mom, I am actually clever”. After three tearful years, she was also accepted into the senior choir. By this time her listening skills were well developed and her auditory memory such that she could remember a tune! Chanté had started to blossom, in many more areas than her school work!
Now, after a year, I am sad at the thought that we are not going to visit you every week.
I am proud to say Chanté’s first Grade 4 report card boasts over 80% for most of her subjects, with two subjects in the nineties.
I cannot thank you enough. I, as a mother, cannot see what you are doing in class, but I can see the results — not only in my child’s achievements, but also in her attitude.
I am going to miss you tremendously!
Elmarike de Bruin
Maestro Kindermusik Therapist
(Letter translated)