Kenny has reached the reading milestone of print awareness. Kindergartners sometimes reach this towards the middle/end of the year but it is very apparent in the start of first grade. This is the stage where a child knows their letters, sounds, how to blend (sound-out), and enough sight words and knowledge of how language works to become aware that the word is full of words and every word has a message to convey. Up to this point, most kids recognize letters and the occasional word on signs, but they do not make too much of an attempt to figure out the information being conveyed through those letters and words. It is also characterized by a sudden interest in writing anything and everything.
This is a great stage because it signals that the child is ready to begin more advanced reading instead of only controlled print (same words repeated page after page and using only certain short vowel combinations).
The down side is that Kenny asks us about everything. Mail, signs, poster, etc. are all fair game for reading. He will study them and figure out what he can on his own, but he is constantly asking things like "What does p-a-r-t-y spell?" It is like the "why?" phase all over again. And since Nathan is in the "What's that?" phase, we are getting a double whammy.
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Wow. Glad to hear Kenny is progressing with his reading. did you swallow a teacher textbook in your pregnant induced state? Because that analysis sounded like it came straight from Kindergarten parent teacher conferences 101. But seriously, good for Kenny.
It helps that I talk about this stuff all day, just about everyday.
Go Kenny!
Logan asked me a few days ago in the car, "Mom, what does W-I-N-G-S-T-O-P spell?" It hasn't stopped since. Aaron was so proud his first question like that was about a wing joint. MEN!
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