Today we created our Happy Dance. It was silly little tune with the lyrics saying touch the floor, clap your hands, jump up, touch your nose and shake your head. Why were we so happy you may ask? Today my 2 year old (27 months old) understood ending sounds. Woo hoo! (evidently i am still a little excited) The joy of seeing my child understand what is required of her is almost immeasurable.
This week has just been fantastic. She is understanding how words are formed and she has read a few words since this week as well. Kindly note that when I say read, I am not referring to sight words but applying phonics and deciphering the letters given to her.
My little one has been working her way through the Logic of English Foundations A since the end of February with a break due to a visit from the Flu for two weeks. This program targets 4 to 7 year olds and provides a fun and solid foundation while teaching your child to read and spell. We initially did one lesson every day for five days (Tues- Sat) but lately we have started doing one lesson every day including weekends. We do not do the writing portions because my 2 year old is only 27 months and her fine motor skills are not advanced enough and the scenario could be likened to giving a 5 year old the keys to a shiny new car and telling him to take it for a spin. The result: disaster. Hence instead of writing we use letter tiles.
I can clearly remember the dread of wondering if my child would understand blending or segmenting or even worse be able to do them herself. I asked myself if I was crazy because I am TRYING to keep up with her little mind. She thirsts for more, she craves information. Let me give an example of today's lesson.
Today we did Lesson 24, which has a 5 new words as well as an exercise to practice identifying ending sounds. Once we were finished with our words, she kept asking for more. "Write 'box, Mommy. Mommy, write 'bag'. Needless to say, Mommy willingly obliged. When she had enough, she simply said, no more tot school Mommy.
She also showed her grandparents and dad that she has a few words to the spelling compartment of her knowledge bank. I had left the words on her white board and she read them for her dad when he entered her room. Her dad was so excited that he wrote the words on a piece of paper and asked her to read it for her grandparents.
Once again, thank you so much Denise Eide and your fantastic program that is opening my little ones eyes to the world around her. You have created the manual that allows me to further facilitate her love of books and learning and for that I will forever be grateful.
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