Sasha has amassed the ability to recognize a staggering array of letters and numbers. She does have some persistent trouble with differentiating "X" from "K" and "W" from "M," but these are admittedly difficult distinctions.
Now that she has learned to recognize the alphabet, she has begun to spot letters in the wild, as it were. At the grocery store. At the pharmacy. At the restaurant. Just yesterday, as we drove past the Ocean Chemists, she became excited. "Look, mommy.. I see an S!" she shouted, pointing at the sign.
"That's great, sweetie!" I said, donning my disguise as the Encouraging Parent. "Are there any other letters?"
"No," she said.
My kitchen is: Cold and empty. I went to Starbuck's for breakfast this morning, and ordered a vanilla latte. I have only lately discovered that the latte I received had NO COFFEE IN IT. I am bitter.
Posted by andrea at September 2, 2004 11:05 AMBeyond the alphabet song, there are many new toys that help children learn to read. Reader Rabbit is still out there but there are others. I'll look them up and send Sasha one. Thanks for writing all this and posting the pictures. My mom and Gwynne read this on a regular basis.
Posted by: David Fisher on September 5, 2004 09:42 PMDon't worry, she's WELL on track to learning to read. Ahead of the game, I might even say!
Posted by: Andrea on September 5, 2004 09:44 PM