Shang Ke Time!

Joshua is smart. He knows his shapes, colors, numbers and more. The amazing thing? He knows them in English! Ruth, one of our special interns, has been working with him daily. We call the little sessions "One-on-one", the children call them "shang ke" (class time), and our developmental charts call them progress! It's been amazing to see what the children learn they can do after getting a little bit more focused attention. Just about every child in the foster home has a class time where they work with their special "teacher". Really they're just playing, but it's directed play that targets areas like fine motor, gross motor, speech etc. We've seen amazing results and Joshua is no exception!

The other day Ruth held up a ball and asked Joshua, "What color is this." He thought for a second then quickly replied, "Rectangle!" This made us laugh as we marveled at his amazing pronunciation and vocabulary.

He has put two triangles together and called it a "diamond." If you tell him that you love him he will reply, "I love you too!"

Here's a little video that Ruth captured of their class time the other day.

Untitled from New Day Foster Home on Vimeo.

There is no doubt that Joshua is a special boy. He has a kind heart and sweet spirit and we're sure that one day, he will make one special family very happy. When that day comes there will be no words for his joy.