I have a question and since this topic is about reading I figured I would post it here. My 27 month DD has been reading site words for a while. She informs us what store we are going in by the signs and recognizes specific words. She also knows all here ABCs (upper and lower case) and the sounds they make. My inlaws came over yesterday for T-day and brought some simple puzzles that when you pick up the pieces there were words for each object. She was playing with the pieces and looking at the words and sounding it out then saying the word. She did it with each space so my mom was sure it was reading, so I took the puzzle and took away all the pieces and she did it again with just the words. I am not convinced she is reading but using her memory which she has what I call picture perfect.
So tonight we went to a Mexican restaurant b/c I have had my share of turkey and she had crayons and piece of paper. I wrote purple with the purple color and had her sound it out with my help. Then I took the pink color and wrote pink. She sounded it out on her own and said pink, but again she has a very logical brain and I figure she put it together and knew what I was doing. However, that is the first time I tried that game.
So my question is how do you really know if they are reading and what tips could you give me to figure it out. I have thought I should just get some I Can Read books and see how she does. I can't pick up any of her books around here b/c she has them memorized. I tried to write/type the words out and have her tell me, but she was not interested and blew me off. Maybe I should try this technique again, but she is not exactly the sit down type.
I am just not convinced she is truly reading yet.
