Nathan has always been a pretty quick learner. At 20 months I remember him singing his ABC's and telling me the numbers and letters on licence plates as we were driving in the car. When he was 3 he knew the sounds that the letters make and how to spell common, simple words like his name or cat, dog, etc. So, just before he turned 4, we decided he was ready to learn how to read. A friend recommended this book:
We set some goals, and would do 2-4 lessons a week. This decemeber he was getting towards the end of the book, so we set a goal to finish before the end of the year. The prize: movie night with his cousins (Nathan loves most anything on t.v., and a full-length movie is pretty much the biggest motivator for him). On December 30 he completed lesson 100! He is now an excellent reader and can read almost anything it seems. Teaching him and watching him learn has been one of my biggest joys of parenting so far. What a blessing to be a part of...we're so proud of him!As promised, movie night followed. Nathan's choice, Toy Story 3.
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geesh! that's impressive! so was it very hard for him? i've been thinking about a change for curriculum for kindergarden next year...
It wasn't very hard for him to learn when he would focus, it was more difficult to motivate him to want to do it- he in general can have a bad attitude about things (esp. when because it's something he has to try at).
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