Learning to read in the modern era.

[rivka]

Alex decided that she wanted to read one of her bedtime books herself, tonight. She studied the cover very carefully. Then she pointed at a word.

"This has a B and a K. It says 'Becky.' " (Becky is our Director of Religious Education at church, and Alex absolutely worships her.)

"B-O-O-K, it says 'book,'" I told her.

"Starts with a B, like Becky," she said.

"It sure does," I said.

"This is an E for 'Alex',"[1] she went on, "And this is a G... for 'Google.' "




[1] (She does know that 'Alex' doesn't start with E, but she persistently identifies all of the letters in her name as being most famous for their role in that word. It's L for 'Alex' and X for 'Alex' too.)

Comments

[rivka.livejournal.com]

It's my home page, so she sees it any time she sits on my lap at the computer to look at pictures on Flickr or play online games.

When she started being all excited by letters, as soon as I brought up a browser window she'd point and say "G!" Then I would tell her, "Yes, that says 'Google.' "

I don't think she actually knows what Google is, more's the pity.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

I don't think she actually knows what Google is, more's the pity.

Oh, she will. Sooner than you think! ;-)

[chargirlgenius.livejournal.com]

She's going to blogging in her own right within a year, I reckon.