[stylist] Wonderland

Tue Jun 23 13:31:20 UTC 2015

Hey Brigit,

You are such a cool Mommy that I could just weep.  This kid is going to 
grow up to be the best poet since Dylan Thomas if I don't miss my 
guess.  Hooray for you!

--Bill

On 6/23/2015 Declan has learned what "my turn" means, and he applies it 
to anything he wants, including my computer. I try to come up with 
creative ways to handle individual situations, not always wanting to 
flatly say no. The other day, he insisted on touching the keys on the 
keyboard, and he kept saying the letter of the key he was touching. So 
it struck me that he might enjoy actually typing, and he would be 
productive, of sorts, and not just goofing around on mommy's computer. 
He was enthralled when he not only saw the letter appear on the screen 
but then heard the letter spoken out loud. We discovered this could be 
another tool for him to work on letters. He doesn't get to do it every 
day, but now when he wants a turn on the computer, we open up a text 
file an let him explore the keys. Bridgit -----Original Message----- 
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jackie 
Williams via stylist Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 10:48 AM To: 'Writers' 
Division Mailing List' Cc: Jackie Williams Subject: Re: [stylist] 
Wonderland Bridgit, What you are doing with Declan is marvelous. I 
believe that the combination of using the computer visually along with 
JAWS is one of the most effective way of learning at almost any age. You 
should have seen my sixth grade grandson when he heard the ways spell 
check said the word wrong and then suggested the correct spelling which 
made it sound correct. There were so many other things. Of course he 
could see the red and green lines in the grammar mode, which I cannot. 
But I think Braille and JAWS would both be beneficial to all students if 
it could be incorporated into the public schools. Jackie Lee Time is the 
school in which we learn. Time is the fire in which we burn. Delmore 
Schwartz -----Original Message----- From: stylist 
[mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit 
Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 11:15 PM To: 
'Writers' Division Mailing List' Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter Subject: 
Re: [stylist] Wonderland Agree. I was not reading classics at 5, but by 
8, I was reading at a high school level, and definitely reading some 
classics by 8 and 9. I have always tested above average in reading and 
literature. We work with Declan by writing letters down and asking him 
to identify. Recently, we started asking him to push a given letter on 
the keyboard, and he thinks it's so cool that it not only shows up on 
the screen, but that JAWS speaks it out loud. He also loves his fridge 
alphabet magnets. And in addition to books, whenever he sees letters on 
signs or clothing or posters or pictures or wherever, he points them 
out, smile. I know parents have busy lives these days, but I strongly 
believe that when you take time to actually engage with them, not just 
sit in the same room, but actually engage, they learn so much. We set 
aside time every day to do interactive play with Declan, whether it's 
educational or just physical. It's also fun to watch the lightbulb go 
off in their head at this age. And they are so amazed at everything, 
grin. Bridgit -----Original Message----- From: stylist 
[mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Semirhage via stylist 
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 12:18 AM To: Writers' Division Mailing List 
Cc: Semirhage Subject: Re: [stylist] Wonderland Hey I think it's fine 
and more t han fine to brag about how smart your kid is. Especially when 
it's true and interesting like what you said, Brigitte. I mean some 
parents want to go on about how their baby is kicking and cooing at 5 
months. Au really? I knew my ABCs when I was three, how to say/sing them 
and to read them in Braille. Learned when I was three. Maybe started a 
little earlier, can't remember, but I do remember singing the ABC song 
at 3. It's about how much time parents actually take being active 
verbally and interactive with their kids. Sadly they're telling you that 
kids shouldn't do this until they're 4 because parents mostly don't 
bother actually training them anymore. It's sad. But brag away. LOL. My 
husband was reading the classics, the heavy ones between years 5 and 7 
years old, and that'd have gone right over my head. He didn't have a lot 
else to read but still. He didn't brag but I am impressed so I will. 
HAHA. Sem I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed. I get along 
with the voices inside of my head. 
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