Guest guest Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Hi , I think you missed my reply maybe because it is under the subject " weight " ....I was thinking in terms of weight and exercise. Micah is reading at a second grade level but still does that pausing, especially on small words...however, he has never said his brain has stopped working but occasionally he will say " I'm stupid " , which breaks my heart! The workshop I went to explained that kids can often remember longer words easier because of more clues...shape of the word, first and last letters giving them a clue on a familiar word to them.....I think someone else already mentioned this. The kid has a good memory and can do great up to a point, but none of us can memorize all the English we need to be fluent readers and we need to be able to decode brand new words we have never seen before or shorter words that look so much like each other e.g. slaps slips sips lips pills ,etc. For these words they really need to be able to hear where the sounds come in the sequence in order to read it right the first time....and eventually become fluent readers. And can I just add here that I love W posts...they are always so well-written and easily understandable and so thorough. Thank you W!!! Also....Tammy....I agree with the other answers to your questions about learning disabilities being at a higher risk with our kids. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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