tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868043333703483044.post1495368413415770469..comments2023-10-04T01:56:18.484-07:00Comments on The Little Things: Reading Lessons in Some Surprising PlacesAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16540136429022445258noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868043333703483044.post-42226961872990492492010-04-28T17:56:01.000-07:002010-04-28T17:56:01.000-07:00Benny had the same "sp" issue. Of course...Benny had the same "sp" issue. Of course it was hilarious to hear him talk about seeing "Farty" when we went to band practice! The joys of living in MSU Spartan territory!Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868043333703483044.post-32080888729428505212010-04-26T08:51:51.000-07:002010-04-26T08:51:51.000-07:00I don't have any suggestions for getting kids ...I don't have any suggestions for getting kids to put the sounds of words together, but I can commiserate a bit. Livy could sound out individual letters really easily long before she figured out how to put them together. You saying them really close together was just what I did, and she wouldn't understand either. Then one day, she just did. It seemed like a developmental thing to me because one day she had no idea, and the next day it was the easiest thing in the world. Also, she has always done writing and spelling first. I wonder if that is the norm, or if our kids both have the same different way?<br><br>Also, personality wise, Livy sounds a lot like Sammy. She will do lots of things on her own, but the second she realizes I care about it, she resists. I think she likes everything to be her own idea and feels controlled even if I watch too closely. I consciously keep out of her business because it seems so important to her to do everything herself. It has gotten a little easier as she has gotten older; she seems to take my advice a little better now. Good luck! I know that is kind of frustrating.Kelly Elmorehttp://www.reepicheepscoracle.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868043333703483044.post-68155050772600765112010-04-26T10:45:44.000-07:002010-04-26T10:45:44.000-07:00Kelly, that's great to hear. I've suspect...Kelly, that's great to hear. I've suspected it would be the same way for Sam, although she hasn't had that definitive a leap yet. I really do think that there is just some developmental thing that needs to happen. It's all very exciting.<br><br>When I heard the "writing before reading" idea, I thought it was nuts. I was wrong! But Sam still can only write about 5 letters by hand, so typing is a great substitute.<br><br>Sam is strange in that she is fiercely independent in some ways, but oddly dependent in others. She won't do anything at school without asking permission first, no matter how many times the teacher tells her she does not need to ask. She doesn't have that problem at home! We often get an earful if we mistakenly bring her napkin to the dinner table for her, and if we give too many instructions, we get MOMMY/DADDY, BE QUIET WHILE I DO IT MYSELF.Amyhttp://www.amymossoff.comnoreply@blogger.com