1. said words like "tweezers" "kicking" "water" at nine or ten months and 25 words before 12 months.
2. Knew letter sounds, upper and lower case letters, etc. at a little over a year and a half
3. knew colors and shapes even ones like octogon and trapezoid well before second birthday and did one to one counting just after second birthday:could look at things and say "two swings" before second birthday etc.
4. was doing 24-36 piece puzzles early, but can't remember when. Has excellent sense of direction.
5. could rhyme and read over 100 sight words at two, and started to read; you could write red and change r to b and she would read bed etc. She spelled out words like "out" on the bathroom wall at two and was using five syllable words.
6. now at three she is reading and sounding out words, making up songs and stories and her drawing / coloring / sculpting seems way ahead of kids, can say any word you ask her, has a terrifying memory and always has.
Is a little behind in gross motor, but has great fine motor skills. It very emotional, intense, hyper, and extroverted.
Last edited by TwinkleToes; 12/02/09 01:47 PM.
