Remember all that talk about whether or not we should put Alec into kindergarten? Remember how his teachers just thought he needed some extra time? Remember how much we agonized and prayed over the decision?
WE SO MADE THE RIGHT DECISION!!
Alec started reading today. It clicked in his brain. I don't know how the light turned on, but it did, and he is reading! I know it is normal development for a child of his age, but I am in absolutely heaven right now with how PROUD I am of him!!!
Alec has been progressively practicing his letter sounds and trying to sound out words for weeks now. He would see a word and say all of the letter sounds but was unable to put the sounds together to understand the word. He got it today. We have the Hooked on Phonics system that we have been using loosely for a while. I have brought out the books from it in the past but Alec was just not that interested or he would get frustrated quickly. I decided to try one tonight with him and he read it like an old pro! I went and got the next two books and he read those as well!! CRAZY!!!
SO proud of you Al!!!
2 comments:
Oh, goodie, I found your blog again. Dumb computer crashing keeping me from neglecting my house...
Reading is such a huge milestone! I'm glad Alec is thriving in Kindergarten. Is he in half days or whole days?
Good job, Alec! Isn't it neat when you watch them "get it" all of the sudden?!
By the way, I love the new look of your blog! Very, very cute!
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