ALEX was a Kid-At-Risk!

ALEX was a kid at risk. He was also a major problem in school and home.  Like many of the other 40% But, he is different. He wanted to do better in school. He was suspended more than that present. And when we met—he was headed for failure again at the 4th grade level. This would be his 4th time that he would be in that failed grade next September.

He is an example of fortitude & hope for all “At- Risk Kids” because he told us about all he had done -to get the help he needed from FVYD. 

*He also was our neighbor and rode the bus with my kids, I knew him as trouble as he and my son had fought on the bus. 

Alex was always “nothing but trouble” in school. He fought and bullied others to get suspended regularly! He was also bullied. 

His teacher(s) tried to like to him & support him each year, But, he was certainly their “cross to bear” every day he attended class and… he was so BIG by this 3rd time in 4th grade & 12 years old.  He is one example- from the ever-increasing # of problematic kids in the classrooms. As that # grows, so does the anxiety and fear of the students and their teachers.  Teachers and the other 4th grade- 9-year-old classmates were just scared of him as he was getting bigger, frustrated & hopeless every year. 

One day his school life changed, he had “intentionally” gotten himself moved to a Behavioral School. The reason was -his “mom had said NO” for allowing him to join our FVYD Student pilot program at that Middle school he was attending..

Once in the Behavioral School he tried to get into our FVYD program there. -to fix his Reading problem. That is right, he made it happen! He became bothersome to the ED-tech delivering our services to the other 30 kids there. She had to keep sending him back to class-he tried all the tools to see what worked for himself and found help. So he persisted.

I then walked in to this school  to check on the Ed-techs & their training support. He cornered me- so that I could not walk by him. I then said, “hi,” and asked what he wanted!  I knew this boy! He had been accepted at the other school for our FVYD program –He was here now and he wanted in, here! I said, “ Sure, I’d check with the principal to see what I could do”—it was almost too late with the program already running.

The principal then told me, his mother had said, “No!”—So Alex asked me to go to her, I could not. He had recently been to a Medical Eye Doctor, an Ophthalmologist and nothing was wrong with the health of his eyes. His Acuity was fine also- 20/20. 

These kids with 20/20 vision often still may fall into our group of kids who need help to read FOR fluency and comprehension. You see, “Reading Skills” are not Acuity & not Medical. They are visual system physics & mechanics work only. And that, my friends –is why we still are not addressing this problem, anywhere. It is best and easiest in school to address this simple work with consistently & quickly in 15 min. sessions. So…

Alex then had his sister call his teacher and she, the teacher, also call his mother. That teacher knew our FVYD success with her class kids, already.  His sister had begged his parents -for her brother. With a little help his Mother relented and we allowed Alex into the balance of the program & to continue in summer school. Thank God, kids are resilient!

*** ALEX thrived in school…in September, he entered now 6th grade instead of 4th and did just fine there. He was no longer in problem. His behavior changed also as his self-esteem grew. Soon he had a friend, felt equal and could breathe again. 

He knew, IT WAS NOT HIS FAULT!  We want more of this essential program in the schools to save ALL our kids!

HELP US TO GET IT THERE IN EVERY SCHOOL—CALL THE PRESIDENT (Our Gov., DOE Comm. & Superintendents don’t answer years of Non-profit 501c3 phone calls, mail, or emails. ***HERE IS ONE MAJOR ECONOMIC PROBLEM WE CAN FIX!