Stella and I are getting serious about reading this summer. We've worked on it off and on all year, but our goal is to have her proficient by the time she starts kindergarten in August. When I taught Mabel and Oliver to read, they picked it up right away. Stella is taking her time, and that is just fine. I have to remind myself not to compare my children to each other. They learn things at their own pace. That moment where it all clicks, though, is magical. I love seeing their eyes suddenly light up with recognition! It almost makes me want to homeschool. Just kidding. I could never homeschool*.
*We are really fortunate to live around the corner from a public school filled with top notch teachers, but I really admire you home-schooling moms!
p.s. Stella wins the prize for best hair in our family. Hands down. Even post-swimming lessons.
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love her hair. i have the same problem, fighting the urge to compare my children. jayden taught himself and was reading all on his own by the time he was two-and-a-half (!!) whereas chelsea was more typical, not having it down solid until halfway through kindergarten. it's all good, but being an overachiever myself as well as a trained teacher, i am anxious for ethan to read and then we'll all be readers together! i love it when reading clicks and all of a sudden, it is as though they always knew and just had to remember. we've started with dick & jane - what are your favorite starter books?
ReplyDeleteoh man, natalie, you are a better woman than i! the dick and jane books make me bonkers. we have a stack of simple phonics books that we inherited from a friend. we like the section of our library that has lots of different books for beginning readers, too.
DeleteSo glad she is learning to read. This will give her a good head start. am sure it won't take her long.
ReplyDeleteLove her hair fixed that way. She is such a cutie.
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Stephanie, may I ask how old Stella is and when she will be turning six? My son, Nolan, turns 5 on June 12th and I am really struggling with the thought of him going to kindergarten this year and being one of the youngest children. On the other hand, I can't imagine keeping him home all year and the Jr. Kindergarten programs are just way to expensive! Guess I should get to work on teaching him to read!
ReplyDeletehi angela. stella will be six in november.
ReplyDeleteThick wavy naturally highlighted hair? Heck yes, that's good hair. :)
ReplyDeleteShe is so sweet with her little book.
Any recommendations on first books?
ReplyDeletewe inherited a pack of simple phonics books from a friend (they might even be hooked on phonics, i don't remember), and they have been great. check your library. i am sure they have a big selection of books for beginner readers. the bob books are good, too.
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ReplyDeletethe BOB books are easy and really helped my son Christian who was struggling. u can get them in a set at Costco or even check your library.
u can also make little books out of paper with your kids and they would love it!
Happy Phonics by Diane Hopkins was a good resource for my son (my other 2 kids taught themselves to read) and you can get that from Lovetolearn.net
OH!!! and the best and most fun program on the computer is www.starfall.com it's free and all 4 of my kids love it! I highly recommend! They have another section called www.morestarfall.com that you pay for but u can get by with the free phonic section just fine. (I homeschool so we pay the subscription to have access to the whole site. Well worth the money)
Good Luck! Happy Reading!
What is your method for teaching them to read? Www.darnallfamily77@blogspot.com.
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