Anonymous
08/17/2019 21:05
Subject: recognize sight words but cannnot spell or write
Anonymous wrote:He has some sight words memorized.
Let him play and stop testing him. He's 4.
Agree. OP is sick. Asian?
Anonymous
08/17/2019 14:41
Subject: recognize sight words but cannnot spell or write
Anonymous wrote:Omg take him outside and let him climb a tree.
This. For real.
Anonymous
08/16/2019 23:11
Subject: recognize sight words but cannnot spell or write
He has some sight words memorized.
Let him play and stop testing him. He's 4.
Let him play and stop testing him. He's 4.
Anonymous
08/16/2019 22:13
Subject: recognize sight words but cannnot spell or write
Omg take him outside and let him climb a tree.
Anonymous
08/16/2019 21:51
Subject: recognize sight words but cannnot spell or write
^ThisAnonymous wrote:He’s 4.
- teacher
Anonymous
08/16/2019 21:16
Subject: Re:recognize sight words but cannnot spell or write
I think recognizing sight words is a matter of memorizing specific combinations of letters. That is different from being able to spell and understanding how sounds are combined to create words. If he is in preK they’ll work on that this year and definitely in K. I would stop working on it at home and simply answer his questions as they arise.
If anything (and even this probably isn’t necessary) you might consider encouraging him to do activities that build his fine motor skills like coloring, stringing beads, and legos. That will help with learning to write down the road. My 5 year old struggles a bit with writing as his fine motor skills aren’t the best. His letter writing was pretty bad when he started preK as a young 4 and he got a lot better over the course of the year. Whatever you do keep it fun. As a PP mentioned putting pressure on kids too early can make them dislike school.
If anything (and even this probably isn’t necessary) you might consider encouraging him to do activities that build his fine motor skills like coloring, stringing beads, and legos. That will help with learning to write down the road. My 5 year old struggles a bit with writing as his fine motor skills aren’t the best. His letter writing was pretty bad when he started preK as a young 4 and he got a lot better over the course of the year. Whatever you do keep it fun. As a PP mentioned putting pressure on kids too early can make them dislike school.
Anonymous
08/16/2019 20:09
Subject: recognize sight words but cannnot spell or write
Omg I’m a former teacher and all I want my 4 year old to do is PLAY!