Recently I shared a video of Lily reading. I received lots of questions, particularly about how we reached this point, so I’m posting this to answer those questions. This video was taken shortly after she her 4th birthday. It is only within the past few weeks that we have moved from flash cards to reading actual books. This activity was added at our last ND evaluation when Lily’s program was updated. It’s been really exciting for us, and especially for her to realize that those flash cards can be put to use to read actual books! I’m not sure why I didn’t do this sooner. **Due to recent experience with stolen images,…

The majority of Lily’s therapy is an at-home Neurodevelopmental (ND) program through ICAN. Other programs are NACD and IAHP. Some suggested reading to learn more are How to Teach Your Baby To Read, Fit Baby, Smart Baby, or any of the Doman books. We chose ICAN because there was a therapist who travels to our area. I also appreciate that it’s a Christian organization. A couple times a year we meet with our therapist so that she can evaluate Lily’s progress and modify our program. Throughout the months between evaluations we are in communication via email or telephone, where we discuss progress and any changes that might need to be…