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Mar. 26th, 2007 08:42 amOkay, so I'm going to write LJ entries rather than doing any of the other things I should be doing... Delia's still asleep, but writing about her is almost as helpful as hugging her.
Delia likes 'typing with letters.' That is, she likes having me open a word processing document so that she can type and see the letters appear on the screen. She's liked that for quite some time, but it used to be that she'd just hit keys randomly to see what showed up on the screen. Now, she likes to have me spell out words for her and help her find the right letters on the keyboard so that the words will appear on the screen. She's not yet making any attempt to write letters by hand, but she's utterly fascinated by the computer. (Probably because she sees me use it so much.)
Right now, she's particularly interested in the fact that she can say any word (any real word, anyway) and have me tell her how it's spelled. I think this represents a step forward in realizing that letters can be put together in patterns that have meaning.
We do run into some problems because my keyboard is worn. Several of the letters can no longer be identified just by looking at the keys. That's not a problem for me since I touch type, but it's a problem for Delia. I have to point out the S, the C, the N, the M, the K and the L every time she needs them. I've considered trying to relabel the keys, but I'm not sure how to do it without risking damage to the laptop, paying a lot of money or doing something utterly half-assed.
Delia can now recognize her name when she sees it written. She can also recognize the names of some of the other kids in her pre-school when she sees them in context. I can tell that she's using some level of letter recognition because the ones that she confuses are generally a little be close, things like 'Adam' and 'Alec,' for example.
I'm not sure what the best next step is towards getting her reading. I don't want to push her. Some days, she won't even try it. Some days, she'll do a little bit, maybe two or three minutes, before she says, "You read it." Some days, she'll do more than that. I think I need to set aside some time each day (probably by setting some sort of alarm for myself, maybe using my cell phone, so that I can't keep putting it off until that nebulous later) for working on word recognition. She's interested. She just doesn't want to work too hard all at once, especially when it *is* hard.
( Possible TMI about toilet training )
Delia likes 'typing with letters.' That is, she likes having me open a word processing document so that she can type and see the letters appear on the screen. She's liked that for quite some time, but it used to be that she'd just hit keys randomly to see what showed up on the screen. Now, she likes to have me spell out words for her and help her find the right letters on the keyboard so that the words will appear on the screen. She's not yet making any attempt to write letters by hand, but she's utterly fascinated by the computer. (Probably because she sees me use it so much.)
Right now, she's particularly interested in the fact that she can say any word (any real word, anyway) and have me tell her how it's spelled. I think this represents a step forward in realizing that letters can be put together in patterns that have meaning.
We do run into some problems because my keyboard is worn. Several of the letters can no longer be identified just by looking at the keys. That's not a problem for me since I touch type, but it's a problem for Delia. I have to point out the S, the C, the N, the M, the K and the L every time she needs them. I've considered trying to relabel the keys, but I'm not sure how to do it without risking damage to the laptop, paying a lot of money or doing something utterly half-assed.
Delia can now recognize her name when she sees it written. She can also recognize the names of some of the other kids in her pre-school when she sees them in context. I can tell that she's using some level of letter recognition because the ones that she confuses are generally a little be close, things like 'Adam' and 'Alec,' for example.
I'm not sure what the best next step is towards getting her reading. I don't want to push her. Some days, she won't even try it. Some days, she'll do a little bit, maybe two or three minutes, before she says, "You read it." Some days, she'll do more than that. I think I need to set aside some time each day (probably by setting some sort of alarm for myself, maybe using my cell phone, so that I can't keep putting it off until that nebulous later) for working on word recognition. She's interested. She just doesn't want to work too hard all at once, especially when it *is* hard.
( Possible TMI about toilet training )
