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DrWatson · 70-79, M
I went to conventional school, but my mother was a teacher, so I had some home-schooling in addition to what the school taught me.
I can still remember the moment I "got" what reading was all about. (I don't remember how old I was, but this was before learning reading in school.) My mother had taught me the alphabet and the corresponding sounds, and she finally showed me a list of vocabulary words, on which I practiced "sounding it out."
I distinctly remember being puzzled by "can". I came up with "cuh -- ah -- nuh". That didn't make much sense. My mother encouraged me to say the sounds faster. But I kept separating them. Finally she said "can", and the light went on. OH! You're supposed to blend them together!
I don't remember what the following words on the list were, but I know that I was successful with at least most of them.
I can still remember the moment I "got" what reading was all about. (I don't remember how old I was, but this was before learning reading in school.) My mother had taught me the alphabet and the corresponding sounds, and she finally showed me a list of vocabulary words, on which I practiced "sounding it out."
I distinctly remember being puzzled by "can". I came up with "cuh -- ah -- nuh". That didn't make much sense. My mother encouraged me to say the sounds faster. But I kept separating them. Finally she said "can", and the light went on. OH! You're supposed to blend them together!
I don't remember what the following words on the list were, but I know that I was successful with at least most of them.