Joshua is starting to take a strong interest in understanding the sounds letters make - the first step in reading and writing. We play games every night where he has to guess what letter certain words start with. As time goes on, he's getting it right more and more often. There are some letters that understandably trip him up - "k" and "c" can be confusing, "w" can be confused with "y", etc. You don't realize how tricky the English language can be until you see it through the eyes of a 4-year old. But overall, he's doing great. The trick is to keep Rebecca from yelling out the answer before Joshua can.
At night he likes to "read" some books before he goes to sleep (ususally Scooby-Doo), which means flipping through pages and making up words to go along with the pictures. I'm just happy that he's taking a proactive interest in learning. Watching his progress is a lot of fun.
At night he likes to "read" some books before he goes to sleep (ususally Scooby-Doo), which means flipping through pages and making up words to go along with the pictures. I'm just happy that he's taking a proactive interest in learning. Watching his progress is a lot of fun.
