I asked a question on November 1, 2010, about my then 4 1/2 year old son's learning and 'academic' development. I am linking that post here. I went into great detail about the areas I saw as potential defecits, and listed his strenghts. I happened upon that post again today, and I read through it, and I was ASTOUNDED at how little of the things that I was concerned about still exist, only 2 months later. So much so, I had to post this.
Here is the link to my previous question... be warned, it's long... sorry about that...
http://www.mamapedia.com/questions/10982832006999703553
Here are my updated stats (things my son can now do, that he couldn't when I posted the original question, not even 3 months ago:
THEN; counted to 11 NOW: Counts to 50
THEN: couldn't recite alphabet completely, didn't recognize any letters NOW: recites entire alphabet, recognizes EVERY letter, Upper and Lower case, and is sounding out words... i.e. he'll say, "A" airplane, ants, apple, (and on and on with any words he can come up that begin with A), or he'll say "peanut" 'p' 'p' peanut starts with "P" peanut 'n' 'n' and it has an "N"! He isn't sounding out the whole word, but he is pulling out the consonant sounds. And he'll ask me for words with C or K sounds... like cat, he'll say, Cat starts with C, right mommy, not K, thus recognizing that some letters make the same sounds... This from the boy who 2 months ago, couldn't say his alphabet.
THEN: could copy his name in a very rudimentary fashion, but not write it at all on his own NOW: writes his name, legibly, unassisted
THEN: didn't really sing songs, and would only know 'some' of the words to the few he would sing NOW: this Christmas, he learned the entire 12 Days of Christmas, just from us singing it in the car on occasion... as well as several other Christmas songs.
I have to say that I am completely blown away. We changed NOTHING in our routine or approach to learning. As I had HOPED, it seems like something maturity-wise just kicked in, and into HIGH GEAR, I have to say. When I posted my previous question, I was somewhat concerned. NOT AT ALL anymore. I see that he is right on track. I just can't believe the differences in him in just over 2 months!
Thank any of you who are reading this or who may have responded to my previous post... It helps so much to be reassured that things will work out... I just wanted to post this for anyone else who has similar concerns that I had, and to let them know that a little bit of maturity can make a HUGE difference... but in keeping with the sites rules, I will now ask my "question."
Have any of you noticed the huge leaps in maturity/development/academic progress that I am witnessing in your preschool children?
Awesome. Most things that people write in about are probably solved the following week AND it is due to the ever changing "maturity" level of the child and sometimes for the parent as well.
Very good update L.!
Amazing what a few months can do for maturity and all that it brings. Just don't forget, every child is different so don't compare him to say another girl or boy of the same age. Girls do tend to get it a bit earlier (probably because boys are more engaged in play then learning activities).
Congrats!
Thanks for posting the update. I'm glad things are progressing more for you. The same thing happened with my nephew, though not as fast as your son's. For my nephew, it happened over the course of a year, starting from age 5-6. Take care and keep giving him lots of opportunities to learn.
No. My daughter was ALways learning constantly and way ahead of any "curve" that I was aware of. My son was fairly steady. BUT, now that he is in middle school, there is a HUGE maturity jump. LOL
So glad that things worked out for you, but as happy as your outcome is, the same will not always be true for kids who look just like your son two months ago. Your experience is anecdotal, but very real for your son only, every child, when they seem to be missing any kind of milestone, should get an evalauation to be certain that if they do not have a rosey turnaround, that they get the help as early as possible. Never, never, never wait on development, the stakes are too high for the children who don't turn out like yours!
Great news!
M.
Told ya so! Haha, just teasing. So glad things are working out. My youngest turned 4 last month and it's amazing how much he's changing. I love love love this age!
