We all know that the brain is a mystery of the mysterious mystery.
It boggles me how we learn to do the things we do, even mundane stuff like 'reading'. Some say we learn a word as a whole, thus the flashcard method was introduced to help kids to be literate. Then, some argue it's easier when we sound the words out; the phonetic way.
I don't know about the other kids, but Gooly uses idontknowat way. :P He is wary about phonics. Hence, he says baLLLLL and aLLL (very cacat). At the same time, he notices how phonics don't make sense too.
"There is an 'e', mama.." he pointed at the word 'COME'.
"That's a silent 'e', son.."
I tried my luck. Is that acceptable? Understandable? Logical? to a 4 year old?
I think so.
Because he told me later, "That's a silent 'g'" when he read the word COMING.
Here's him reading to me. Mahmee so pwoud, son.
4 comments:
*clap clap* he's all smiley when he reads...
can read can sing can do autobot!! but hor, still canot play guitar....haihhhh
wah.. tai kor jai jor... really looks so much bigger than the last time i met him. 1 year already la?
btw, didi and meimei say "hi" *waves*
(they seen the vid and didi asked "(gooly's nama) ah?")
wow, gunipok memang talented. so young can speak tamil.
winn, man man lei... har yat chap, violin, piano, guitar yeung yeung chai!
GG, *waves back* so gud memory hoh that 'lidi' :p. Mei mei still cool? Pretend dunno?
Snakesbeer, thou shalt not speakth tamil when speakth sikh
-excerpt fr The Merchant of VeNice.
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