When my boy was a toddler I bought "phonics 4 babies" by Mallory Lewis. She's Sherri Lewis & Lambchops daughter. Then I bought Hooked on Phonics. We used the pre-k letter sounds and names video game cd-rom for one year. We used the letter cards only a little bit to spell cat, mat, fat. Then we bought reading eggs and used it for one year. It's done. He reads. It took a total of 2 years. He read Mapping Penny's World grade 3 picture book last night and was reading a few pages from Grammar Island 3rd grade grammar book on his own time for no reason the other day. I have to say if he likes it enough to do it at times when you don't suggest it then maybe all you did was, "Light a fire. Ignite a passion for learning.". I guess.
My daughter has learned some letter names and numbers from Sesame Street and Super Why. He's got the same name as her brother which might be the appeal there. I am going to start working with her when she turns 2 and her brother goes to school in Sept.
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If it's only because I teach him too much then why do some school kids still not read and write after 8 hrs a day for 2 years in school?
If you shouldn't hothouse then why does everybody send their kids to school for eight hrs a day, why can't they just play all day and just be kids?
Last edited by La Texican; 06/10/12 02:57 PM. Reason: To add a rant...
