Sam has learned his letters surprisingly well. While I am proud of him, it drives me crazy that he is able to spell words he still refuses to say.
Sam was playing in his room a few weeks ago when I heard him moving his fan around. Then I heard, "B...R...E...E...Z...E!" I was thrilled and rushed in to praise him. He had read the letters off his fan with no help! Inspired, I encouraged him to say "fan." Sam said, "Blah blah blah blah!" and rolled his eyes back in his head.
Every time I wear my Air Force sweatshirt, Sam practices his letters. He sits on my lap, facing me, and carefully reads out, "A...I...R...F...O...R...C...E!" (I hope Grandpa Doug doesn't read this - he'll have Sam enrolled in the Air Force Academy before he is three!)
The most annoying word Sam spells is Elmo. He will not say Elmo. He cheerfully sounds out Grover, Big Bird, Cookie Monster...but he will not say Elmo. At the beginning of Elmo's World, Elmo writes his name across the screen. Sam has spelled it along with him so many times he has it memorized. Now, without looking at the TV, Sam sings along with the theme song complete with "E...L...M...O!" in the middle.
The kid continues to outsmart me - and it is getting old.
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Holy cow Sam is smart!! (No surprise there!) No time for saying the words when he can spell them. =)
After S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G comes R-E-A-D-I-N-G! I think Sam is going to read even earlier than his Mom, who started reading at 3 1/2 years old. Sam's parents are also going to find out, as Grandma Wilson did, how it feels having a child much smarter than they are . . . :)
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