Learning to read in the modern era.
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rivkaAlex 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.)
"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.)
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Date: 2007-05-13 04:56 am (UTC)Ah, literacy in the 21st Century!
I think I learned to read largely -- maybe even mostly -- from TV, though, so I believe it's totally possible that she knows "G for Google" even at 2, even if all she knows *about* Google is that it's a funny word on Mama's computer screen.
She is totally adorable.