quick blog
before bed. I’m done in today. Wanted to get lots done but didn’t quite make it.
Both kids did some reading practice this morning. I managed to borrow a huge stack of the stage 3 ORT books for Marcus and he read one this morning really well. I think they may be a little easy for him, but atm I think easy is good. Get his confidence up. Alex read a red nose reader. She really likes them. It’s weird they’re kinda reading the same level of books but there is such a difference between them. Alex guesses loads, so we need to do some more work on decoding I think, but she has come on lots since she couldn’t hear the end sounds. She still sometimes reads ‘h-a-t’ as ‘haaaan’ but it’s much less these days!
The spent lots of today outside with the kids on our street but came in when they saw me testing a new game I bought them. It was Cluefinders year 3. It’s beyond them at the moment, but we can do it together. The maths is a little too advanced for them (M struggles with 4+1 sometimes - rolls eyes), but will be ok if we work at it.
The next Magic Tree House book came with the computer game and both kids are very excited about that. they really enjoyed the Titanic one. I’ve printed them off the passports from the website and they both answered the questions on the Titanic book to earn their first ’stamp’.
And now I’ve lost my momentum with the blogging so shall go to bed!
I think there is a big hump that they have to go through - there is a big difference between being able to decode the words and being able to read at a speed and fluency which makes the process interesting and enjoyable. Big stuck for ages at a stage where she had all the knowledge she needed, but couldn’t quite move on the next step. The nasty fairy books were what got her through that, at that stage I don’t think it matters what they read, so long as it is something they enjoy. Btw, I liked the Red Nose books, they are fun.
Comment by Tim — July 30, 2007 @ 11:20 pm
yeah, it still surprises me as to how long it actually takes to get there (and not just for my children). I’m not sure the fairy books will help Marcus, but perhaps the book entitled ‘Yuck’s Big Bogeys’ which should arrive today might!
Comment by Administrator — July 31, 2007 @ 7:53 am
Yes, you could be on a winner with that one.
Comment by Tim — July 31, 2007 @ 2:06 pm