Hannah read her first word! Mat. I have some Bob Books ("Bob Books" is linked, but my brown background doesn't show it) saved from the days when I taught Katie and Hailey to read. That in itself is worth posting: that I still have the books, that they are still intact and that I was somewhat surprised when Hannah knew the sounds that each letter made. Involved mother that I am, I didn't realize she was learning that. I certainly didn't teach her.
Her attempt to read the word went something like this.
Hannah: "Emm...ay-aaa...tuh-tee."
Me: "No, Hannah, you just say the sound. You don't name the letter. Like this. Mmm...aaaa....tuh."
Hannah: "Mmmmm...aaaaa....tuh-tee." Close.
Me: "OK, put them all together." And eventually she did!
This jolly fellow possessed the next name she read.
And this is how she read it:
"SSSSSS...aaaaaa....mmmmmmMMMMAT."
We're getting there.
6 comments:
How exciting! A whole new world is about to open up for Hannah. Wow... I just got goosebumps!
No kidding--I'm pumped! She's even been sounding words out when I'm not sitting with her. She's so proud.
It always fascinates me to see how kids try to apply what they are learning. The S-AAA-MMMat story is funny, but so typical of how they approximate. Rose uses her understanding of language in perfectly reasonable ways: yesternight, and lastertime.
This is just TOO cool! I love how their lil' brains piece things together! GOOD JOB HANNAH!
Laurie: I laughed out loud! Lastertime! he he
xxxooo
Penny--It's fun to see Hannah's wheels turn. We're pretty excited about this.
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