Alyce - VintageGuitarPro.com

>>We are from WA, the Olympic Peninsula to be exact.
>>Not from the South. I am pretty sure we have other
>>West coasters here as well, don't we?

>>Nanci K.

Hiya! Been a while since I've posted - but figured I'd kick in here... I'm
on the West coast - way south... So. California. I know nothing about tofu
or the other items you've been exchanging info about of late, so have no
input there, though I've learned quite a bit. :)

To reintroduce... I have a 12 year old daughter and 6 year old son... I've
discovered (we're pretty new to this) that my daughter learns more and more
as I let her do her own thing and explore her interests... I won't drone on
about all of it specifically, but she's amazing. My son runs from anything
that remotely resembles "schoolwork" ... I don't sit him down with
worksheets or any of that rote busy work... mostly we read, and build
things - legos, lincoln logs, robots (this was cool). I have to admit that
I'm worried about his reading, or rather his not reading. He'll be 7 in
May. I have no concerns in any other area.... he's into how things are
"built" until you get to the letters... he even likes sentences (for
example - he likes you to give him a sentence verbally, then he names off
which is the verb, adjective, nouns, etc.... I guess because the sentences
are built out of these and there's some logical structure - just like the
lincoln logs... but the letters... forget it.) Ok I know I need to chill
and stop worrying... but I can't.

Any thoughts? I appreciate it.

~Alyce

marji

>My son runs from anything
>that remotely resembles "schoolwork" ... I don't sit him down with
>worksheets or any of that rote busy work... mostly we read, and build
>things - legos, lincoln logs, robots (this was cool). I have to admit that
>I'm worried about his reading, or rather his not reading. He'll be 7 in
>May. I have no concerns in any other area.... he's into how things are
>"built" until you get to the letters... he even likes sentences (for
>example - he likes you to give him a sentence verbally, then he names off
>which is the verb, adjective, nouns, etc.... I guess because the sentences
>are built out of these and there's some logical structure - just like the
>lincoln logs... but the letters... forget it.) Ok I know I need to chill
>and stop worrying... but I can't.
>
>Any thoughts? I appreciate it.
>
>~Alyce

Hi Alyce.

I just have a couple of thoughts based on your post. Here's the biggest
one: Please Don't Worry. When (not if) he starts reading, it'll be
because he has found a really good reason to do it, and that reason
probably won't be pleasing anyone else (like his mom). Reading is one of
the great tools to have (like walking and talking), and he'll get it. Six
years old is really young! So is seven. So is eight. Since you say he
runs from anything that looks like school work, just follow his lead. And
please don't worry and don't watch the calendar. He'll emerge as a whole
person if you allow him to, but he'll may pick up on your worrying, and
that can affect him, too. Just be with him.

It's hard to tell when reading an email, but I also get the sense that you
may be comparing your son to your daughter (but I could be TOTALLY wrong
about that). That can change things, too, but I probably don't have to
tell you that. It's just something to watch for.

Anyway, there's no shortage of stories out there about kids starting to
read at a much older age than is acceptable in our society (where 2- and
3-year-olds are encouraged to start reading!). Here's a link to an essay
by Carol Rice that completely eased my mind (I have an 8-year-old son who
doesn't read at all; he's magical).

http://www.unschooling.com/library/index.shtml

I hope this helps just a little.

Marji

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In a message dated 1/8/03 2:28:29 AM, alyce@... writes:

<< I have to admit that I'm worried about his reading, or rather his not
reading. He'll be 7 in
May. >>

Please read here, where I have a collection:

http://sandradodd.com/reading

It's too early to worry!

Sandra

Barda A. Allen

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> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 22:14:22 -0800 (PST)
> From: Nanci Kuykendall <aisliin@...>
> Subject: another introduction
>
> >Anyone from Canada? You all seem in the south? We
> >lived in Augusta, Georgia from 90 to 93. Lucie
>
> We are from WA, the Olympic Peninsula to be exact.
> Not from the South. I am pretty sure we have other
> West coasters here as well, don't we?

We are from Helena, Montana, West, but not west-coaster,
definitely not South!

Barda

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Tia Leschke

I have to admit that
> I'm worried about his reading, or rather his not reading. He'll be 7 in
> May. I have no concerns in any other area.... he's into how things are
> "built" until you get to the letters... he even likes sentences (for
> example - he likes you to give him a sentence verbally, then he names off
> which is the verb, adjective, nouns, etc.... I guess because the sentences
> are built out of these and there's some logical structure - just like the
> lincoln logs... but the letters... forget it.) Ok I know I need to chill
> and stop worrying... but I can't.

Mine learned at 12, with some prodding from me that he shouldn't have had.
At 15, he reads fine now, though he doesn't much. He's a doer, like your
boy. He can think up mountain bike stunt equipment in his head and then
just build it. He can do all kinds of things that he could eventually make
a living doing, but he isn't likely to ever learn things from books. It's
ok. That's who he is.
Tia

Cheryl Flohe

<<We are from WA, the Olympic Peninsula to be exact.
Not from the South. I am pretty sure we have other
West coasters here as well, don't we?

Nanci K.>>

I'm also on the Olympic Peninsula, west side of Port
Angeles. Nanci, were you at the homeschool
get-together at the beach in Port Townsend a couple
months ago?
Cheryl

Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema

Hey! I was recently up in Port Townsend to pick up our yurt!
You have the most adorable downtown (although I zipped in, got the yurt
loaded up and zipped back out again to get to relatives near portland.)
I wish I could have stayed longer!
Heidi



At 10:59 AM 1/9/2003 -0800, you wrote:
><<We are from WA, the Olympic Peninsula to be exact.
>Not from the South. I am pretty sure we have other
>West coasters here as well, don't we?
>
>Nanci K.>>
>
>I'm also on the Olympic Peninsula, west side of Port
>Angeles. Nanci, were you at the homeschool
>get-together at the beach in Port Townsend a couple
>months ago?
>Cheryl
>
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Debra Burk

Since this is the "Always Learning" group, there's something I need to learn...what's a yurt? *looking confounded*
Deb

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From: Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema <heidi@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Received: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 14:17:40 -0800
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Digest Number 677

Hey! I was recently up in Port Townsend to pick up our yurt!
You have the most adorable downtown (although I zipped in, got the yurt
loaded up and zipped back out again to get to relatives near portland.)
I wish I could have stayed longer!
Heidi



At 10:59 AM 1/9/2003 -0800, you wrote:
><<We are from WA, the Olympic Peninsula to be exact.
>Not from the South. I am pretty sure we have other
>West coasters here as well, don't we?
>
>Nanci K.>>
>
>I'm also on the Olympic Peninsula, west side of Port
>Angeles. Nanci, were you at the homeschool
>get-together at the beach in Port Townsend a couple
>months ago?
>Cheryl
>
>
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In a message dated 1/9/03 3:36:58 PM, mannababe1@... writes:

<< Since this is the "Always Learning" group, there's something I need to
learn...what's a yurt? >>

A cool round portable house with collapsible sides and a big round roof.
Traditional, but traditional of what exact culture, I'm not sure. Some
steppes nomads of some sort.

Sandra

Fetteroll

on 1/9/03 6:07 PM, SandraDodd@... at SandraDodd@... wrote:

> Traditional, but traditional of what exact culture, I'm not sure.

Mongolian. Probably into Tibet and China too.

Joyce

Debra Burk

Wow, thanks! Sounds neat! Is it for temporary or permanent shelter? Expensive? Where do you get one? How portable is it? I'm full of questions, aren't I? *grin* But I'm always learning...
Deb
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From: <SandraDodd@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Received: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 18:07:42 EST
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Digest Number 677


In a message dated 1/9/03 3:36:58 PM, mannababe1@... writes:

<< Since this is the "Always Learning" group, there's something I need to
learn...what's a yurt? >>

A cool round portable house with collapsible sides and a big round roof.
Traditional, but traditional of what exact culture, I'm not sure. Some
steppes nomads of some sort.

Sandra

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Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema

Mongolians, only they call it a 'Ger', not a yurt and it's made out of
local wood and lots of felt with a couple of big 'belly bands' to hold the
felt against the wood structure.

While you can build them yourselves, I decided I wasn't that much of a
masochist and got ours from Nesting Bird Yurts. Complete with insulated
floor! (I know. I suffer so.)
http://www.nestingbird.com/
They have pictures, although not really of my yurts' color which is sort of
a purplish-maroon. Actually, the header on their front page has a bunch of
two-color yurts and the bottom color of the two-colors is my whole yurt
color - with a light tan roof.

It's still not up. We keep getting rained out so the base isn't even done yet.
Okay, so I've started babbling. ...but I want it UP so I can go stay in it
and start inviting my friends!!! (Heidi gets impatient.)
Heidi

At 06:07 PM 1/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>In a message dated 1/9/03 3:36:58 PM, mannababe1@... writes:
>
><< Since this is the "Always Learning" group, there's something I need to
>learn...what's a yurt? >>
>
>A cool round portable house with collapsible sides and a big round roof.
>Traditional, but traditional of what exact culture, I'm not sure. Some
>steppes nomads of some sort.
>
>Sandra

Debra Burk

Dear Heidi,
I can see why you;d be bummed! That's really neat! I loved the website! What a neat idea! Thanks so much for all the info. Now I want one...*she whines*
Smiles,
Deb
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From: Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema <heidi@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Received: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 15:40:09 -0800
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Digest Number 677

Mongolians, only they call it a 'Ger', not a yurt and it's made out of
local wood and lots of felt with a couple of big 'belly bands' to hold the
felt against the wood structure.

While you can build them yourselves, I decided I wasn't that much of a
masochist and got ours from Nesting Bird Yurts. Complete with insulated
floor! (I know. I suffer so.)
http://www.nestingbird.com/
They have pictures, although not really of my yurts' color which is sort of
a purplish-maroon. Actually, the header on their front page has a bunch of
two-color yurts and the bottom color of the two-colors is my whole yurt
color - with a light tan roof.

It's still not up. We keep getting rained out so the base isn't even done yet.
Okay, so I've started babbling. ...but I want it UP so I can go stay in it
and start inviting my friends!!! (Heidi gets impatient.)
Heidi

At 06:07 PM 1/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>In a message dated 1/9/03 3:36:58 PM, mannababe1@... writes:
>
><< Since this is the "Always Learning" group, there's something I need to
>learn...what's a yurt? >>
>
>A cool round portable house with collapsible sides and a big round roof.
>Traditional, but traditional of what exact culture, I'm not sure. Some
>steppes nomads of some sort.
>
>Sandra


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Lucie Caunter

I have a 10, going on 11 who is just starting to read. Two things got
him into reading: computor games such as the sims, sims city and
civilization 3; and acting, have to read your lines.
Lucie


>Margi wrote:
>
>Anyway, there's no shortage of stories out there about kids starting to
>read at a much older age than is acceptable in our society (where 2- and
>3-year-olds are encouraged to start reading!). Here's a link to an essay
>by Carol Rice that completely eased my mind (I have an 8-year-old son who
>doesn't read at all; he's magical).
>
>
>
>
>
>



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