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For homework, we had to read this book to David, and he had to point out the sight words. Well, Mr Smarty-Pants could read the book all on his own the very first time. His assignment also included “kid writing”- he had to write a sentence (all on his own) about his favorite part in [...]
I saw this idea on Pinterest and made it work for our family. Our tasks are a bit different, but so far they are working great. We use a 0-1 method (not the regular 1-2-3 strikes method) in our home, where children are given the “0″ as a warning and if they continue the behavior, [...]
I pulled out our set of Bob’s Books this afternoon, and David read both of these books all by himself! He wanted to go outside and play, so I didn’t push him to read any more. There’s always later….
We met with David’s kindergarten teacher this afternoon. As I had thought, he is doing very well. At the beginning of the school year, they test each children to see how well they can identify letters and concepts and if they can write and read. They should score at least a 20 at the beginning [...]
David wrote this today at school all on his own. Tomorrow we have a parent-teacher conference. I can’t wait to hear how he is doing. I’ve already had a few hints from his teacher that he is doing very well. I’m excited to hear all the details!
I just read this article on my phone, and it was very encouraging to me this morning as my son stepped on to the bus before seven. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/simplemom/~3/nXR1zOo8gQQ/ The sun was in his eyes, but he was really exited to start school last week. It really helps that he is enjoying school so much. When [...]
