"Maya brings a real generosity to our classroom — classmates regularly seek out their help during group work, and they explain ideas patiently rather than just giving away the answer. That same quick, confident thinking shows up clearly in math, where mental math comes easily to them. Right now, that same speed works against them in writing: they're moving through drafts so quickly that small errors slip past that a careful second read would catch. We're working on building in a deliberate pause before calling a piece finished, and I'm confident the same sharp thinking they bring to math and to helping others will carry over once proofreading becomes part of the routine." Home Reinforcement Suggestion: Before Maya hands you anything they've written this week (a text, a note, homework), ask them to read it out loud to you once before calling it done — reading aloud surfaces the same errors a quiet re-read misses.