Go, Sam, Go!

I have lived to regret introducing Sam to Starfall. It is an interactive website that teaches letters and the sounds they can make. Sam is addicted to it. I am happy he is enjoying an educational tool, but he doesn't run the mouse on the computer. That means that I have to sit next to him, clicking through every single feature in every single letter.

After watching and repeating sounds for a few days, Sam surprised me by beating the computer. The word "go" appeared on the screen, and Sam said, "Go!" I was impressed, but assumed he had simply memorized that screen. I wrote 'go' on a piece of paper and he said, "G...O..." but did not say go. I assumed it was a fluke and forgot about it.

Today Eric, Sam and I went out to lunch and I saw the word 'go' on a big sign. This sign was written in uppercase letters, and not the lowercase letters used on Starfall. I called Sam over. "Sam, what does this say?" I asked.

He looked at it for a moment. "G...O...," he began. Then he smiled. "Go!" he said happily.

I think I was more excited than he was!