Enoch's Breakthrough!

We are sooooooo proud of Enoch today!

Every morning we call role (attendance). You know, like we used to do when we were in school. I call everyone's name, one at a time, and they raise their hand and say "here". We were so proud at the beginning of the year when Enoch began signing "here" all by himself (after us showing him how). Later, we began to expect more of him. Instead of simply signing his name, we would point to our mouths indicating that he needed to open his mouth and attempt to verbalize "here". Well, after a while of doing that, he begin opening his mouth and making a noise, that we accepted as "here", all by himself. Today, he shocked us all. I went through the room, calling each student's name. They all said "here". When I got to Enoch I said "Enoch Edwards". Enoch, clear as day, said "HERE"!!! Mrs. Stowe and I both heard it and both had tears in our eyes! We were so proud!

Way to go Enoch! Keep up the good work! We knew you could do it!! :-)