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In a message dated 6/3/03 10:35:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
britcontoo@... writes:


> . So some days I worry it is enough?
> How is the reading and math going to come in

My boys are now 6 & 8. My 8 year old began reading... like more than just
sounding out words... just after he turned 6. Now he reads VERY well. My six
year old will see the word "van" and say "vacuum". To him, every word that
begins with a "v" must be vacuum. Kind of funny. Also, he still mixes up his
"b"s and "d"s. I have done my best to convince him that the word "bitch" will
never be found in a Hooked on Phonics book (ditch is what they are shooting
for : ) Anyway, it seems that once they can read, we as moms can relax. I
have a friend with a 15 yr old. She reads beautifully and reads everything
(very mature reader) despite the fact that she didn't read until she was 10.
Math has been accomplished to this point mostly by $$$$ A trip to the dollar
store... including tax... a gift of $20 from Grandma... what can that buy?
Stuff like that. Then Monopoly Jr. Math has sort of taken care of itself. I
have Dillon do workbooks just to have something to show an evaluator. In
Florida, compulsory school age begins at 6, so I will register Matty this next
coming school year. When people spend time with my boys, they are very struck
by how verbal they are and how much they know about fish and bugs and money and
bank proceedures and laundry and... well, the list goes on and on. But...
telling time to the 5 minute mark and knowing place values to the 100 millions
isn't something that has come up in our everyday life, so my boys don't know
stuff like that. BUT... they know how credit cards work and why it is better to
save up and then buy something rather than charge it : ) ~Kris


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In a message dated 6/4/2003 7:50:20 AM Eastern Standard Time,
Mattydill@... writes:

> Also, he still mixes up his
> "b"s and "d"s. I have done my best to convince him that the word "bitch"
> will
> never be found in a Hooked on Phonics book (ditch is what they are shooting
>
> for : )

Hee hee. About a year ago we often did respite for our adopted son's
siblings (they are back home now...LONG story...) but his little sister, cutest
little campbell soup girl, was about 4 yo. She mixed up a lot of her letters when
talked, used B's for D's. She loved to play in soapy water and the boys would
all cackle hysterically when she'd say she wanted to "Wash da bitches."

Nancy


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