Hi justamomNC
My DS It turns out was a whole word reader. Snce he was my first (and only) I didn't really recognize that he was learning differently or that perhaps I was doing something different. But he HATED sounding things out once he started to read, still does. But before that I didn't do anything remotely letter related - except for
Starfall it's an awesome website that starts with the letters and sounds and then progresses to letter families and ultimately to reading. To my inexpert opinion, he is either already past what you are thinking and so is playing, or is resisting the instruction. If he is ahead, anything more advanced but still play would likely appeal, but if not ready, the new format of things like starfall or the leapfrog letter fridge thing might interest him.
And isn't the second one supposed to be totally different from the first, if we knew what to expect, parenting would be so easy!!!
DeHe
