Out Of The Petri Dish...Into the Fire: What's It Say?

Celabratory Society

Think of this as the most interesting delurking project you'll ever participate in. After giving back to others at the Celebratory Society, I have decided to participate in it myself. You can understand the project in full by clicking here, but in brief, the Celebratory Society is an online festschrift for a blogger--a way for you to tell me what my blog or actions mean to you. But this isn't about me--this is about you too. And I would love it if you returned to your own blog, started your own Celebratory Society post, added it to the main project list, and gave me the opportunity to tell you about...you. Here is my link to the project: Celebratory Society Post

Friday, December 20, 2013

What's It Say?

I had no idea that at 2 years 8.5 months old I would have a kid who could read basic words. I'm not talking words he learned from videos. I'm talking words he has never seen. He can sound out many 2 syllable words, in some cases 3 syllables. We have trouble with side-by-side vowels and longer words, but really? He's 2. This is not surprising.

I can't take any of the credit. It's all those damn alphabet learning videos with which he is obsessed. Some of them teach kids to sound out words. I never thought he paid much attention or could comprehend those.

Apparently he can.

So everything is "What's it say?" from him, and then 9 times out of 10 he will read it himself. Street signs, books, t-shirts, movie titles on Hulu. Seriously? How did I get a kid who can read before he is 3???

I am so in trouble, aren't I?