Action Jackson: boy of many (many many many and then some more) words

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We just had AJ’s school conference last night.

While we weren’t told anything unexpected, it was fun to hear how he acts at school and what his teachers think of how he’s doing.

Not surprisingly, he is a happy, active kid who loves words, reading, writing, math, science, creative play, social interaction and talking. He’s apparently really started to blossom as he’s gotten more comfortable and they’ve been happy with his progress. He’s working on sitting still, being a good listener, not interrupting friends, making good choices, following the rules and not spending so long in the bathroom (apparently they’ve caught him singing and dancing – the Frank Sinatra of the Powder Room).

aj-scarlettAccording to Montessori vernacular he’s experiencing an “explosion into reading” (no gunpowder required) which means he’s reading anything and everything possible. It’s been very noticeable at home as well as he’s started reading books and sounding out words and asking how to spell things.

In addition to the reading, he’s also been really interested in writing and creating pictures to go with his words and stories. We have found that while his stories tend not to have a complex plot, they do score points for logic and clarity.

pigstoryPig story: “The pig ate a piece of bread. He was full.”

Words: “bell, cat, nut, lid, cub, mitt, box, can, pot” (Note that drawings of all of the objects are above. If you look closely at the words you’ll see that “nut” and “lid” are very close together and look like “nutlid” When I first read it, I asked him what a “nutlid” was- he told me that no, they are two separate words, they’re just close together because “they’re friends.”)

Aha.

So, if you keep your excess nuts next to your lid collection, you may want to rethink your organization – given that they are very good friends you might awaken one morning and find a disorganized cupboard full of “nutlid.”

Don’t say we didn’t warn you!

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