2 years old & Reading Sentences!

Once my daughter, Love learned to read a few words, my mother and I taught her to read sentences. It was important to guide her and remind her throughout the reading. This scaffolding allowed for mistakes to be corrected in a loving and non-judgemental way.

view below as she reads sentences

Love reading early this morning! #sentences #onlymissedoneword #proudofthisgirl #2yearsold #ignoreCharlescommentary #andhiscryingLol

Posted by Ñaomi Bradley on Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Baby counts in Spanish!

The world we live in could not be more multicultural! Prepare your child for success by teaching them another language! Expand their minds while they are still developing! The brain develops most from ages 2years-4years. Take advantage of this time by teaching your child how to say things two ways!!!!

#Love counts to 12.... In Spanish :) oh and her #twistout is pretty amazing too Lol #2yearsold #sheaintnormal
Posted by Ñaomi Bradley on Monday, January 5, 2015

My Baby can Count!

As a mother it is sooooooo exciting to hear your child count from 1  to 10. You want to post and tell the world,"Hey my baby is counting"!

 I hate to burst your bubble but, your child is reciting words they have heard over and over again. They are not actually counting.

In order for authentic counting to occur there must be a 1 to 1 correspondence between the item and the number. For example, grabbing five cheerios and saying "one" is not actually counting.

While it is impressive that your little one knows the numbers in sequence, be sure to help them gain one to one correspondence. This can be done by actually having them count something!!!

So mom's, dad's, care takers, and grandparents, grab those pennies, cheerios, blocks, and crayons, and teach your child to actually COUNT!

Love memorized her numbers to about 13. Now while that was impressive I took on the task of teaching 1to1...
Posted by Ñaomi Bradley on Thursday, July 24, 2014