OK... maybe "easter" miracle would be more appropriate, but considering I probably haven't posted since around Christmas, just deal... or something
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My daughter had the same issues. Sounding out words just didn't happen on time. She'd struggle with sounding out the same words over and over on the same page. We thought it might not happen at all. She couldn't even figure out rhymes. It turns out that 80% of kids with speech delays go on to have reading delays. It also turns out that problems with phonics and decoding written language - that whole stitching words together bit - are part of dyslexia
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Dave and I are both dyslexic. My father is severely dyslexic. This is why I have a hard time teaching him, because I vividly remember struggling. I was more like P* with my reading.
But yes, I overcame it, Dave overcame it... He's already showing progress. I mentioned on Facebook that I've been playing Draw Something with Aidan and it's been a revelation for him! I do wish they made a kids version where all the letters were included in the answer, but in the meantime, he's playing both me and Dave, and we usually sit there and help him along, but he's really interested in trying. Finally!
My mom made me flashcards when I was a kid, and I think they were instrumental in my becoming a good reader at a young age. Sounding words out has its place for unlocking new words (and there's definitely evidence that working on rhymes and things helps - seeing 'sat' and being able to know that it probably is close to 'cat', which is why Dr. Seuss is the bomb) but I also think that real reading comes from word recognition and the two need to go together. The homemade flashcards were awesome because they were self-driven - if I wanted to know a word, I would go to my mom and she would make me a card - picture cut from a magazine on one side, word on the other. I remember 'Christmas' and 'thumb' especially.
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I'll even out.
But man, winning a science prize? I am jealous. :)
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Ironically just today I saw an article about language acquisition and the ability to recognize symbols. This sounds very much like what I've seen with Aidan.
But yes, I overcame it, Dave overcame it... He's already showing progress. I mentioned on Facebook that I've been playing Draw Something with Aidan and it's been a revelation for him! I do wish they made a kids version where all the letters were included in the answer, but in the meantime, he's playing both me and Dave, and we usually sit there and help him along, but he's really interested in trying. Finally!
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