reading struggles
[email protected]
In a message dated 9/11/00 3:14:27 PM, [email protected] writes:
<< You
wouldn't have a little one for her to read to, would you? >>
valerie--
yesss! but are they patient enough? hmmm. not the precocious four year old
who tells her to hurry up and often finishes the word she is sounding out (bc
he can hear it coming!)... and the 2yr old wont sit still for her either :)
... she could read to the new baby but maybe not get such a sense of
accomplishment, eh? offering to listen to her myself more may be
encouraging. part of her complaints that night though were that she wanted
to be able to do it without me. she wanted to be able to cook without me, as
if not reading is just holding her up in life! she wants to break free, move
on! but also, wants it to happen by magic. come to think of it, i have a
tendency to want things that way too... :)
erin
ps yes, i think she would be interested in being epals... tabitha can email
her at my edress, just put "lynde" in the subject line! i wont tell her, she
will be delighted!
<< You
wouldn't have a little one for her to read to, would you? >>
valerie--
yesss! but are they patient enough? hmmm. not the precocious four year old
who tells her to hurry up and often finishes the word she is sounding out (bc
he can hear it coming!)... and the 2yr old wont sit still for her either :)
... she could read to the new baby but maybe not get such a sense of
accomplishment, eh? offering to listen to her myself more may be
encouraging. part of her complaints that night though were that she wanted
to be able to do it without me. she wanted to be able to cook without me, as
if not reading is just holding her up in life! she wants to break free, move
on! but also, wants it to happen by magic. come to think of it, i have a
tendency to want things that way too... :)
erin
ps yes, i think she would be interested in being epals... tabitha can email
her at my edress, just put "lynde" in the subject line! i wont tell her, she
will be delighted!
Valerie
<< You
wouldn't have a little one for her to read to, would you? >>
valerie--
yesss! but are they patient enough? hmmm. not the precocious four year old
who tells her to hurry up and often finishes the word she is sounding out
(bc
he can hear it coming!)... and the 2yr old wont sit still for her either :)
Erin,
We really must be leading parallel lives...I have a 4 yo and 2 yo also.
That's who Tabitha reads to, _if_ they will sit still. Tabitha usually keeps
reading regardless of whether or not her little sisters have trotted off
somewhere mid-story. I always try to catch her when she's reading to
encourage her. She needs boosts of confidence living in her older sister's
shadow. Just last night she complained that it took her so long to read
something (Harry Potter). I asked if she remembered what she read when she
was finished. She said yes....I explained many kids her age or older are
forced to read before they're ready and they don't remember anything they
read. That impressed her.
**************
... she could read to the new baby but maybe not get such a sense of
accomplishment, eh? offering to listen to her myself more may be
encouraging. part of her complaints that night though were that she wanted
to be able to do it without me. she wanted to be able to cook without me,
as
if not reading is just holding her up in life! she wants to break free,
move
on! but also, wants it to happen by magic. come to think of it, i have a
tendency to want things that way too... :)
Well, that would be nice, wouldn't it? Ha. Sometimes things like reading
really do just "click" but not always. Tabitha is such a little woman. She
takes over the computer to pretend it's her office, complete with phone,
memo pad, and little sisters for assistants.
*****************
ps yes, i think she would be interested in being epals... tabitha can email
her at my edress, just put "lynde" in the subject line! i wont tell her,
she
will be delighted!
Okay, I'll tell Tabitha she has a new e-pal. She also likes snail mail so
she can draw pictures. It's supposed to be a nice day but I'll try to get
her to write to Lynde sometime today.
Later...Valerie
wouldn't have a little one for her to read to, would you? >>
valerie--
yesss! but are they patient enough? hmmm. not the precocious four year old
who tells her to hurry up and often finishes the word she is sounding out
(bc
he can hear it coming!)... and the 2yr old wont sit still for her either :)
Erin,
We really must be leading parallel lives...I have a 4 yo and 2 yo also.
That's who Tabitha reads to, _if_ they will sit still. Tabitha usually keeps
reading regardless of whether or not her little sisters have trotted off
somewhere mid-story. I always try to catch her when she's reading to
encourage her. She needs boosts of confidence living in her older sister's
shadow. Just last night she complained that it took her so long to read
something (Harry Potter). I asked if she remembered what she read when she
was finished. She said yes....I explained many kids her age or older are
forced to read before they're ready and they don't remember anything they
read. That impressed her.
**************
... she could read to the new baby but maybe not get such a sense of
accomplishment, eh? offering to listen to her myself more may be
encouraging. part of her complaints that night though were that she wanted
to be able to do it without me. she wanted to be able to cook without me,
as
if not reading is just holding her up in life! she wants to break free,
move
on! but also, wants it to happen by magic. come to think of it, i have a
tendency to want things that way too... :)
Well, that would be nice, wouldn't it? Ha. Sometimes things like reading
really do just "click" but not always. Tabitha is such a little woman. She
takes over the computer to pretend it's her office, complete with phone,
memo pad, and little sisters for assistants.
*****************
ps yes, i think she would be interested in being epals... tabitha can email
her at my edress, just put "lynde" in the subject line! i wont tell her,
she
will be delighted!
Okay, I'll tell Tabitha she has a new e-pal. She also likes snail mail so
she can draw pictures. It's supposed to be a nice day but I'll try to get
her to write to Lynde sometime today.
Later...Valerie