It's official
The boy has been copying words over and over for ages. Writing things like "Muppet Movie" and "THX" and "Coming soon to DVD" on every scrap of paper he can find. But repeating the same thing over and over doesn't really count now does it?
Exhibit 1: We were eating out tonight, and he tried to go play with the drink fountain. I grabbed him, walked him back to the table and said, "Don't touch." He replied, "don't touch fant-" J looked back at the drinks, and saw the particular drink that C had been trying to squirt all over everywhere was fanta. But he hadn't gotten the whole word, he'd only really pronounced half of it, so we couldn't be sure.
Exhibit 2: As we're driving home, C says, "Game stop... Stop the game!" We look off to the right, and sure enough there was the gamestop.
So I'm making it official. He's learned to read.
Exhibit 1: We were eating out tonight, and he tried to go play with the drink fountain. I grabbed him, walked him back to the table and said, "Don't touch." He replied, "don't touch fant-" J looked back at the drinks, and saw the particular drink that C had been trying to squirt all over everywhere was fanta. But he hadn't gotten the whole word, he'd only really pronounced half of it, so we couldn't be sure.
Exhibit 2: As we're driving home, C says, "Game stop... Stop the game!" We look off to the right, and sure enough there was the gamestop.
So I'm making it official. He's learned to read.