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| Showing off his new phonics set. |
Since unschool is child-directed and he just didn't let it go, he asks every night during his bedtime story, I decided to pick up something at the bookstore. We went to the phonics section and he picked a set that he liked. It's pretty much 12 regular childrens' books with several "vocabulary" words highlighted.
I've decided to read each book to him at least twice a day repeating each book for a week. I'm also going to print out "worksheets" with the highlighted words on them so that he can practice writing too.
One thing I've noticed since he's been writing & identifying words is that he mixes the letters up. For instance instead of writing "Julia" he'll write "ilJua." He always includes the correct letters, just in a different spot each time. Likewise, when he 'reads' to me (spelling a word he sees) he says the letters out of order, sometimes completely backwards.
This brings me to a question for all of the educators and home educators out there; is this a phase or cause for concern? I know what dyslexia is, but I don't want to jump to conclusions when this may be a normal develeopmental stage (similar to his ADD like behavior which, it turns out, is perfectly normal for a 4 year old who has never been made to sit criss-cross-applesauce in a circle on the floor. ;)
Chime in below and let me know what you think. Thanks to all of my wonderful readers for the help.
Namaste,
Ani
Ani
