A finalist

Alina when came home at 8 yrs old we put her in 1st grade, she had never even been in a classroom setting and could barely write her name in Russian, she could not read in any language. We were told she was not capable of learning and would probably never live indepentantly.
Fast forward to today, she is on grade level and has was nominated by her
teacher for a national award for children in ESE classes, basically children overcoming adversities and learning to read. She has graduated out of her reading class and only has ESE classes for math. Well, we found out she is a finalist and if she wins there is a $1200 award.Im not sure how many"finalist" there are but her teacher said she has a very good chance. She wants to give money for Elijahs adoption but we told her that was her money. So if she is actually chosen she will be getting a 3 wheeled bicycle she can ride b/c she cannot balance a 2 wheeler b/c her CP.
SO if anyone tells you your child cant or wont be able to do something, while you are in country adopting dont listen to them. Alina is a perfect example of what happens once they are given a chance to learn.