School has been out since June 2nd; however we've been watching Baby Einstein Videos, Old School Sesamie Street Videos that actually make sense out of counting and global thinking and relationships - however old, the sociological end of that can't be beat.  It teaches a child that there are other children in other countries around the world learning too.  She's an avid watcher of Super Why and other PBS programming and we take breaks to watch a few mini-series and other dramas that have been on recently.  Out television is ancient; however we haven't upgraded yet and maintain our current status with what we have. 
          Sarah's speech recognition, vocabulary and learning skills have improved dramatically and we hope that this continues and we can work on new goals this school year.  We are thankful for her advances and know that with repetition and introduction of new material, things will go far.  We have to work on ways to introduce new concepts to ideas that she has not taken an interest in and will just have to find a way to get her interested in her world and not someone elses'.  Things are possible, just how much we won't know until we are able to know.  Sounds redundant, but true.  For instance, these are examples of how we began learning basic addition.  We'll continue using concepts and even Sesamie Street's "Old School" (worked for how many children?)  - The cast and crew spent countless hours putting together a world-class series that really worked and it's still really good along with the "Electric Company" and other new ones out there that capture the child's attention.  I'm still looking for "3,2,1 Contact or similar science shows - She loves Sid the Science Kid."  LLO'C