>>Just wanted to chime back in and tell you there is hope.
>We
>>went to the library yesterday and two of mine picked out
>their
>>own books and read them independently. I have one reading
>>aloud to himself as I type this. I never thought I would
>see
>>the day!!!!
>
>
>I'm not sure that is ever going to happen here... I put the
>phonics away for a while. They just don't seem to understand
>the whole concept of letters going together to make words, and
>written words representing things. I just don't think they
>are cognitively ready, and I REALLY don't want them frustrated
>with reading, so we just decided to take a break and try again
>in a few months.



I was in the big kids' class at school today, and the kids were practicing writing the letter S. The teacher had several S words written on the board, and kids who finished early were supposed to copy the words. Instead of Sunny, Snow, or Snake, Meredith wrote SKTL. "What are you writing Meredith?" "Just some of my favorite letters - don't they look pretty together? I think they are friends."

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New baby girl born 9/19/06