that must be clown. Me: "Addie, does Ca-low-n start with a S sound?" Ad: "no" Me: "Ok... so how is S-A-T the word Clown?" Ad: "I dunno"
Yes... this was an half hour plus of my afternoon. Granted, it isn't like she has to know words yet but I figure since she really doesn't get homework... I might as well take the time to try and teach her a bit ahead of the game. I am fearing that even being ahead of the game won't have her ready when real reading time comes.
I guess I really had it lucky with Micah... he looked at words and easily sounded them out. Ad on the other hand... she mostly guesses... and not always something that starts with the same letter as the one on the card. I wouldn't be so frustrated but she knows a few words like "a, it and cat" (without pictures... she can sometimes get others with picture reference) and knows letters so to me, she naturally should be able to at least somewhat sound out "s-a-t" if she knows "c-a-t" Maybe I am expecting too much... but no matter, we are going to keep working until something starts to click. Anyone have any suggestions? I thought I knew what I was doing when Micah was reading in preschool. Apparently it was more just his skill than my teaching ;)
(Another observation during our "study" time... Addie can not say any "th" words. I never really picked up on this until trying to have her read/ say "the" She says "la" and "fink" for think and "fin" for thin. Are there any special things I could work with her on to help correct this?)
Yes... this was an half hour plus of my afternoon. Granted, it isn't like she has to know words yet but I figure since she really doesn't get homework... I might as well take the time to try and teach her a bit ahead of the game. I am fearing that even being ahead of the game won't have her ready when real reading time comes.
I guess I really had it lucky with Micah... he looked at words and easily sounded them out. Ad on the other hand... she mostly guesses... and not always something that starts with the same letter as the one on the card. I wouldn't be so frustrated but she knows a few words like "a, it and cat" (without pictures... she can sometimes get others with picture reference) and knows letters so to me, she naturally should be able to at least somewhat sound out "s-a-t" if she knows "c-a-t" Maybe I am expecting too much... but no matter, we are going to keep working until something starts to click. Anyone have any suggestions? I thought I knew what I was doing when Micah was reading in preschool. Apparently it was more just his skill than my teaching ;)
(Another observation during our "study" time... Addie can not say any "th" words. I never really picked up on this until trying to have her read/ say "the" She says "la" and "fink" for think and "fin" for thin. Are there any special things I could work with her on to help correct this?)
8:52 PM
Some sounds like th, r, and a few others develop late. I know I'd talk to our speech teacher about them and was told not to worry until the student was leaving 3rd. That being said, Practice doesn't hurt. I had trouble w/ the th sound and remember practicing where my tongue would touch (top teeth) as I made the sound.
9:44 PM
I teach my Kindergarteners to stick out their tounge just a little( you can barely see the tounge is what I tell them) and say the "th" sound....we just go over that againa and a again...they finally get it, but it takes a while...try it...see if it helps. Let me know....always willing to share my two cents with words and reading!