Among other things, our sweet Princess struggles with phonological processing difficulties that affect her speech (still, despite therapy) and visual and auditory processing of letters and sounds. She has made tremendous progress since we realized the extent of her struggles last year. Each baby step is a victory that we celebrate with great joy.
Today Princess Roo did something I just can’t keep to myself. She draws constantly and can dictate a story like nobody’s business, and she often walks around with a notebook in her hand trying to write words and stories that make sense to others. She hasn’t been successful with the writing until recently. It started with some pictures with labels, like this one with the “cat,” “dog,” and “bunny.”
Those labels (even the one with an invented spelling) have been very exciting to see because they show me how far Princess’s phonological awareness has come since last fall. I am ecstatic!
Then, today, while I was working on some things with BookGirl, Princess sat in the floor and drew a picture. She turned it over and began to write. After I helped BookGirl, I turned to Princess to help her with her math, and she said, “I wrote a story.”
By this point she had already misplaced it, so we searched and found it.
I asked her to read it to me. It took her some time to think it all through, but then she read: “A pop sound. Is it from the oven? No, it is not.”
We’re not to novel—or even essay—length yet, but she kept her train of thought and wrote it all down—by herself.
You have no idea what a victory this is! It’s time for a party!
What are you celebrating today?
The beautiful marvels of the youngest… in the simpliest terms…astound the most acclaimed scholars! She is brilliant…
Thanks, Sandy! We are very excited.
This is so wonderful! Definitely worth a big celebration! Rejoicing with you my friend!
Thank you, Joy! It is definitely cause for celebration!
Celebrating with you!
Thank you, Kimberly!