OK. We can work on those. She was already signed up for gymnastics, where they will surely work on cartwheels. I told her that I would be happy to work on her letters with her, and we even got her some new flashcards and letter books. As for the wet undies.... well, only she is able to stop and take a break from whatever she is doing to make it to the bathroom on time. She knows how to go to the bathroom.
After her pity-party, she was ready to work on these things. Her determination was pretty awesome -- but it did not last too long. She got over her feelings of low self-esteem pretty quickly, but I could tell that she was still making an effort (silently, while no one was watching or asking). Tonight, look at what she did. While I was cooking dinner, she asked me to help her spell some words because she wanted to write a letter to my friend, Heather.
Honestly, I did not know she could write that much. She still struggles with writing her name because "C" is one of the hardest letters for her to write. I think she quits as soon as she messes up the "C" (hers is often backwards/mirror-image). I guess, we should work on writing things other than her name.
Note: I admit, I helped a little in writing of this letter. For some words, she wrote them completely by herself, after only asking which letters to write. For other words, I wrote them out on a separate piece of paper and then she wrote them on her page after looking at the full word written out. For the letter "c" and "r" (two very hard letters for her), I either scratched the letter on the paper with my fingernail, so she could trace it. Or I held her hand and helped her make the letter. I drew the heart!
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Wow!,,she has come a long way! Not for a moment did I think she wouldn't catch on!
Okay, coming from a teacher . . . get one of those printing books OR just some of the K paper. Make a row of "C's" and then have her trace over what you made before she starts to try to write a "C" on her own. Then move on to simple words like "cat", "cup" etc. See if that works to improve her direction of a "C". She'll get it eventually, believe me.
She is definitely getting it .... she has the lined paper, she has workbooks. But, if you know Carolyn, you cannot tell her how and when to do something. She has to do it when she is ready to do it. The "c" is her weak letter, so she would prefer to skip it until she is ready. Though, I do see her tracing the letter "C" on boxes and other things that have letters. So, she is working on it, it is just silent and hidden! She will show it to us when she has it perfected. That is the way she works.
You are raising a determined, confident, beautiful girl, Becky - cheers to you!
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