School started on Monday (today is Wednesday). Mark was very happy about school starting. I think he was a little bored of hanging around the house with mom and Joshua...
So, I knew it would be challenging to get our practice in each day. We worked this evening and Mark did great. It is probably going to be more difficult for me because I am definitely a morning person and just get tired in the evening...Mark is definitely a typical teenager and seems to like staying up late at night...much to my disapproval...
Well, school starts tomorrow (Monday, September 8) for Mark. It had been delayed and it was great to have an extra 2 weeks to work on our typing. Since we did not do typing on Friday, we did some this morning since we had an easy day. I still have not decided what to do about our typing practice now that school is happening. I am thinking we can do some in the evenings...and maybe more on the weekends...
So, I am not so happy with the fry list of sight words because I am just now realizing how abstract they are...so I looked at a Dolch list of sight words for Kindergarten and I like them...think I am going to borrow from each list....
Ever since Mark was small...he has always practiced saying certain words...this was a great mystery to me before we had an official diagnosis. He would pick up a word and use it all day, then, I would never hear him say it again. I remember one week he was sitting in the stroller and we were walking through the park and he was pointing at every tree and saying "tree, tree, tree". Then, the next week he would point at every dog and say, "dog, dog, dog". However, I never heard him say tree again...or dog...
I also remember one day, sitting on the deck and he pointed to a red petunia and said "flower" just as clear as can be...never heard that word again either..
Lately, it seems that Mark has been "practicing" his speech again...repeatedly saying "beautiful" one night and "pineapple" the next day. On the way back from the Falls, he kept saying, "Oh my goodness"...I'm pretty sure he picked up that from me...
Words Mark knows:
a
an
can
dad
do
I
if
is
mom
my
name
old
she
Well, Mark is getting too obsessed with the gummy bears! He is constantly asking for them and so I am thinking that I will have to change to a less desirable "reward"...he was really distracted today but we got the work done...
I am starting to post a list of words that I know that Mark definitely knows how to spell from memory:
a
an
can
dad
do
I
is
mom
my
name
old
she
Still having trouble with some comprehension i.e. I asked him to spell the word "which" and he spelled "with"
I found a new game that I just love! It is called Concepts and I can see how this will be a great game for Mark to listen and push on the correct answer.
Hello! Mark and I did a little typing this morning...although it is a holiday, since we did not get a chance to work last Friday, I thought it would be good. He did great on his spelling words and I have been giving him less to copy and making him think of how to type the words. He was not too focused today...had to get him in the right state of mind but once he gets working, he does great!
After our "work", our family went to Elk Creek Falls and had a picnic and played in the waterfall. Then, came home and had ribs on the grill...great end to summer! Now, patiently awaiting the start of the school year....
These are the star garnets we found on Friday...will take them to the Gem Store tomorrow to see if we have any star garnets (which can only be found in Idaho and India).
Some pics from Elk Creek Falls...there are actually 3 falls...Upper (20 feet high), Middle (70 feet high) and Lower (50 feet high). We just go to the Upper Falls because this is the only place where you can actually get into the water and play at the base of the falls.
