Capitals
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Sandy (I think) wrote:
was about ten years old (and then mom got tired of me doing that and told me
to learn to write lower-case, I believe) After that I learned lower-case
very quickly. I guess capitals are just easier for younger kids to write.
~Eryn
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then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of
being a butterfuly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am
a man?" - Chuang Tsu
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>My 10 year old wrote a postcard last spring where the printing was largeand
>uneven and crowded, and again, all capitals. This was the *only* thing hebefore
>had written up until then other than "happy birthday" on cards, at least
>that I knew of. I was so impressed that I scanned it and kept a copy
>he sent it. This past fall he wrote a wonderful paragraph on the 1998Major
>League Baseball season and the improvement in a couple of months withoutHey, cool. I thought I was the only one. I wrote in capitals only until I
>ever having done a lick of work on it, was truly amazing. He's still
>printing, but suddenly using both capitals and lower case letters
>appropriately, and the words were quite even and well spaced on the page.
>His sentence structure and grammar, and punctuation were impressive too.
>Go figure.
was about ten years old (and then mom got tired of me doing that and told me
to learn to write lower-case, I believe) After that I learned lower-case
very quickly. I guess capitals are just easier for younger kids to write.
~Eryn
==
"I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky;
then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of
being a butterfuly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am
a man?" - Chuang Tsu
http://www.camenaworks.com/Eryn/
#24591173 ::she just is::
AIM :: Opal Fayre
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In a message dated 6/2/99 4:29:04 PM Central Daylight Time,
OmegaMolecule@... writes:
<< Hey, cool. I thought I was the only one. I wrote in capitals only until I
was about ten years old (and then mom got tired of me doing that and told me
to learn to write lower-case, I believe) After that I learned lower-case
very quickly. I guess capitals are just easier for younger kids to write.
~Eryn >>
Eryn,
My 7 yod writes all in capitals too. She gets very frustrated if I want
her to use lower-case letters. She doesn't read yet either, but she loves to
sit and write stories. She just constantly has to ask me how to spell each
word<g> At least she doesn't have to then stop and say "Mom, what does a B
look Like?' like she used to do. LOL Those were some very long stories (for
me at least).
By the way, my husband still writes all in capitals and he went to
public school! Who knows, maybe it is genetic?
Tami in IN
OmegaMolecule@... writes:
<< Hey, cool. I thought I was the only one. I wrote in capitals only until I
was about ten years old (and then mom got tired of me doing that and told me
to learn to write lower-case, I believe) After that I learned lower-case
very quickly. I guess capitals are just easier for younger kids to write.
~Eryn >>
Eryn,
My 7 yod writes all in capitals too. She gets very frustrated if I want
her to use lower-case letters. She doesn't read yet either, but she loves to
sit and write stories. She just constantly has to ask me how to spell each
word<g> At least she doesn't have to then stop and say "Mom, what does a B
look Like?' like she used to do. LOL Those were some very long stories (for
me at least).
By the way, my husband still writes all in capitals and he went to
public school! Who knows, maybe it is genetic?
Tami in IN
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In a message dated 6/2/99 8:03:36 PM PST, FreeSchool@... writes:
<< My 7 yod writes all in capitals too. >>
My son not only writes in all capitals but doesn't reconize lowercase
letters. My question is; is this a problem? I figure he will get it soon,
but does it matter?
Christina
<< My 7 yod writes all in capitals too. >>
My son not only writes in all capitals but doesn't reconize lowercase
letters. My question is; is this a problem? I figure he will get it soon,
but does it matter?
Christina
[email protected]
In a message dated 6/2/99 11:53:08 PM Central Daylight Time,
ChrissR123@... writes:
<< My son not only writes in all capitals but doesn't reconize lowercase
letters. My question is; is this a problem? I figure he will get it soon,
but does it matter?
My daughter doesn't recognize all the lowercase letters either. She
recognizes a few (like c, e, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, s, t, u, v, w, x,
y, z, which as you can see are very similar to their uppercase twins (except
for e and g which she has learned recently)).
My 13 year old son went to public school until 3rd grade. He had trouble
with his letters even in 3rd grade. He was still asking me how to make
certain letters when he wrote things, and his reading was terrible! His
older brother had no problems with this, and his younger brother was reading
when he started Kindergarten---he taught himself---so I was really concerned
about him. At that time, I had not read any of John Holts materials, or GWS,
I had never even heard of homeschooling (except for people that lived in the
Arctic!)
In the middle of 4th grade, we pulled all of the kids out of school. For a
few months we did school-at-home, which we quickly burned out on. I spent
the summer reading anything I could on homeschooling, and found some books on
John Holt. A strange thing was that my 4th grader found some books during
the summer also (the Boxcar Children, Animorphs, and others) and suddenly
took off reading. Now he reads great, just like his two brothers. Of
course, I never had one wait as long as my daughter is (she will be 8 in
October), but since I witnessed her brothers become strong readers on their
own, I am more calm and relaxed waiting for her to learn to read, then I
would have been with them. (Except when my ps teacher parents begin to worry
out loud about how old she is and not reading!!!!<g>But that is just my old
insecurities popping up)
I really think that your son will learn the lower case letters in time,
as he matures. I don't think that you have anything to worry about. Just
relax and enjoy your summer and go to the library and read alot together!
Tami in IN
ChrissR123@... writes:
<< My son not only writes in all capitals but doesn't reconize lowercase
letters. My question is; is this a problem? I figure he will get it soon,
but does it matter?
>>Christina,
My daughter doesn't recognize all the lowercase letters either. She
recognizes a few (like c, e, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, s, t, u, v, w, x,
y, z, which as you can see are very similar to their uppercase twins (except
for e and g which she has learned recently)).
My 13 year old son went to public school until 3rd grade. He had trouble
with his letters even in 3rd grade. He was still asking me how to make
certain letters when he wrote things, and his reading was terrible! His
older brother had no problems with this, and his younger brother was reading
when he started Kindergarten---he taught himself---so I was really concerned
about him. At that time, I had not read any of John Holts materials, or GWS,
I had never even heard of homeschooling (except for people that lived in the
Arctic!)
In the middle of 4th grade, we pulled all of the kids out of school. For a
few months we did school-at-home, which we quickly burned out on. I spent
the summer reading anything I could on homeschooling, and found some books on
John Holt. A strange thing was that my 4th grader found some books during
the summer also (the Boxcar Children, Animorphs, and others) and suddenly
took off reading. Now he reads great, just like his two brothers. Of
course, I never had one wait as long as my daughter is (she will be 8 in
October), but since I witnessed her brothers become strong readers on their
own, I am more calm and relaxed waiting for her to learn to read, then I
would have been with them. (Except when my ps teacher parents begin to worry
out loud about how old she is and not reading!!!!<g>But that is just my old
insecurities popping up)
I really think that your son will learn the lower case letters in time,
as he matures. I don't think that you have anything to worry about. Just
relax and enjoy your summer and go to the library and read alot together!
Tami in IN
[email protected]
In a message dated 6/3/99 3:56:21 PM PST, FreeSchool@... writes:
<< I really think that your son will learn the lower case letters in time,
as he matures. I don't think that you have anything to worry about. Just
relax and enjoy your summer and go to the library and read alot together!
Tami in IN >>
Tami,
THANK YOU! I needed that re enforcment today:-)
Christina, in WA
<< I really think that your son will learn the lower case letters in time,
as he matures. I don't think that you have anything to worry about. Just
relax and enjoy your summer and go to the library and read alot together!
Tami in IN >>
Tami,
THANK YOU! I needed that re enforcment today:-)
Christina, in WA