Did anyone take me up on making charts for your kids?
For my second goal suggestion, I'm just going to re-emphasize the suggestion that you "read to your child/children 20 minutes a day." However, I want you to think of it as more than a suggestion; make it a priority in your life. The habit of daily reading is very important. For some, the same time of day works best, for others, it is "catch it when you can." The important thing is that you catch it!
Your children want and need YOU. Reading together; you reading to them, or them reading to you, or you teaching them how to read is a very special bonding time, and they will look forward to it. Reading to your child is above and beyond the time you spend teaching them. You may want to separate the two into different blocks of time. I'm not suggesting you set your timer, because obviously there is a big difference between the attention span of a 2-year old and a 5-year old. The point is that you DO IT! Five minutes is better than nothing, just budget that time in your schedule. It will pay off big in the long run!
The second goal for myself is to learn how to download pictures onto my computer. I don't think it's that hard, I've just been putting it off because I think I must be lazy! It just seems like a pain to go through all of those hundreds of pictures that you can take so quickly and find what you want. Hopefully it's not as bad as I've made up in my mind that it is! And now, to find a patient teacher!
Doreese
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
See abc's® - How Toddlers Learn the Alphabet
This adorable little 2-year old shows just how easy and early children can learn the alphabet; picture clues and sounds. The letter names are more difficult and come gradually. However, it is the sounds that children need to know in order to read, so we are not as concerned with how quickly they learn the letter names.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb_KsspXEMA
I'm very excited to see that this video has received 95 views in only 5 days! Maybe by midnight, it will have reached 100! This is a record for us! If you like this video, please share it.
Can you see the many senses Drew is using to learn with? Visual, auditory (hearing), and tactile, plus motion (I'm not sure what sense that is, so I include it with tactile). There are three interactive things that he does with this book, which makes learning a fun game. He has no idea how much he is learning!
Doreese
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb_KsspXEMA
I'm very excited to see that this video has received 95 views in only 5 days! Maybe by midnight, it will have reached 100! This is a record for us! If you like this video, please share it.
Can you see the many senses Drew is using to learn with? Visual, auditory (hearing), and tactile, plus motion (I'm not sure what sense that is, so I include it with tactile). There are three interactive things that he does with this book, which makes learning a fun game. He has no idea how much he is learning!
Doreese
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
First Goal of 2011 for You and Me
Happy 2011! It has arrived and we should all be revved up and ready to jump in with new conviction to do those things that we want to do, or should I say should do, right? Well, we said that we would give you some good goals to get you going.
The first would be for you to make a reading progress chart for your child. If your child is in the "Imletteration" package, then there are all ready charts in those books. But, if your child is in the See abc's beginning reading part of the program, or has finished the program, you can make your own fun charts as seen in this youtube video below. (If you are using a different program, I would suggest using charts as well.)
You will see what a simple piece of paper, some cheap stickers and a small, inexpesive prize can do to motivate your child to want to reach his/her reading goals. And, you will want to help them to reach their goals in learning to read because, that is reaching one of your goals too! Now, enough talk of goals - go and watch this cute video and share it with others.
Oh, as for my goal; it was to be able to try to remember how to upload a video from my video camera, put it onto my computer and turn it into a youtube for you to see. And, with some frustration and a lot of time, I did it - all by myself! (pat, pat, pat myself on the back!) Hopefully it will be easier next time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLgKMEOQOfA
Doreese
The first would be for you to make a reading progress chart for your child. If your child is in the "Imletteration" package, then there are all ready charts in those books. But, if your child is in the See abc's beginning reading part of the program, or has finished the program, you can make your own fun charts as seen in this youtube video below. (If you are using a different program, I would suggest using charts as well.)
You will see what a simple piece of paper, some cheap stickers and a small, inexpesive prize can do to motivate your child to want to reach his/her reading goals. And, you will want to help them to reach their goals in learning to read because, that is reaching one of your goals too! Now, enough talk of goals - go and watch this cute video and share it with others.
Oh, as for my goal; it was to be able to try to remember how to upload a video from my video camera, put it onto my computer and turn it into a youtube for you to see. And, with some frustration and a lot of time, I did it - all by myself! (pat, pat, pat myself on the back!) Hopefully it will be easier next time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLgKMEOQOfA
Doreese
Friday, December 31, 2010
See abc's® Wishes you a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We hope you all had a Very Merry Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year's Eve tonight and a great 2011. As 2010 is quickly slipping into the record books, we can welcome January as a time of renewal and a time for setting goals to help us and our children, or grandchildren to improve. We will be giving you some good goal tips to help your children in their journey of learning how to read.
We know that we need to sit down and set some clear goals for "See abc's LC" to help bring it out of obscurity and get people to know about it. We have a few ideas up our sleeves; we'll see if some of them turn out!
Again, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Doreese and Sherry
We know that we need to sit down and set some clear goals for "See abc's LC" to help bring it out of obscurity and get people to know about it. We have a few ideas up our sleeves; we'll see if some of them turn out!
Again, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Doreese and Sherry
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Stocking Stuffer Stickers!
Here we are just four, I said FOUR days away from Christmas! And, if you are in a panic trying to think of those last minute little things you need to finish up, then I have one suggestion.
Fun stickers would be a great stocking stuffer. Children LOVE stickers! At this time of year, there are a lot of Christmas stickers around. Some of my students really are motivated to do their reading just so that they can put a sticker on their chart, moving them closer to getting a reward or prize. But, on the days they haven't done enough to put a sticker on their chart, I let them choose one to put wherever they want; usually it ends up on their clothes or arms or face!
Whether you are using See abc's or not, I suggest you make up some kind of chart for your child to encourage them in taking time to sit down and learn with you.
It will probably be after Christmas before I get time to blog again. I have a fun story to share about a child who just finished the See abc's reading program.
Have a very Merry Christmas filled with love and joy,
Doreese
Fun stickers would be a great stocking stuffer. Children LOVE stickers! At this time of year, there are a lot of Christmas stickers around. Some of my students really are motivated to do their reading just so that they can put a sticker on their chart, moving them closer to getting a reward or prize. But, on the days they haven't done enough to put a sticker on their chart, I let them choose one to put wherever they want; usually it ends up on their clothes or arms or face!
Whether you are using See abc's or not, I suggest you make up some kind of chart for your child to encourage them in taking time to sit down and learn with you.
It will probably be after Christmas before I get time to blog again. I have a fun story to share about a child who just finished the See abc's reading program.
Have a very Merry Christmas filled with love and joy,
Doreese
Monday, December 6, 2010
Happy Holidays from See abc's®
As we kick off this holiday season, we would like you to hop on over to our website and check out the cute holiday banner there. If you got to this blog because you went to the website first, well then, you have all ready seen it!
The silly picture put an instant smile on my face and made me giggle right out loud! I'm sure it will bring a smile to your face too and hopefully it will be able to stay there throughout the holiday season. So, when you have waited in line for an hour to get that special gift and the person right before you got the last one (as happened to my daughter on black Fri.), or the kids are fighting and screaming about who knows what (it could be any and everything!), then recall this silly reindeer winking at you and just smile! Tis the season to be joyful!
Have you noticed how smiles are contagious? See how many you can give away this holiday season, and I'll bet you will receive a lot back as you do! You'd be amazed at how this can make a person's, you and I included, day brighter. Or, for December, we will say, "merrier!"
In your gift-giving this year, be sure you have at least one good book per child on your list. As the banner says, "Time spent with your children teaching them how to read," truly is the best gift you can give them! And, what about the gift of love you may ask. Well, can you see that it is all ready included when you take the time to sit down with your child and teach him/her the most valuable skill they will ever have? ;0)
Doreese
The silly picture put an instant smile on my face and made me giggle right out loud! I'm sure it will bring a smile to your face too and hopefully it will be able to stay there throughout the holiday season. So, when you have waited in line for an hour to get that special gift and the person right before you got the last one (as happened to my daughter on black Fri.), or the kids are fighting and screaming about who knows what (it could be any and everything!), then recall this silly reindeer winking at you and just smile! Tis the season to be joyful!
Have you noticed how smiles are contagious? See how many you can give away this holiday season, and I'll bet you will receive a lot back as you do! You'd be amazed at how this can make a person's, you and I included, day brighter. Or, for December, we will say, "merrier!"
In your gift-giving this year, be sure you have at least one good book per child on your list. As the banner says, "Time spent with your children teaching them how to read," truly is the best gift you can give them! And, what about the gift of love you may ask. Well, can you see that it is all ready included when you take the time to sit down with your child and teach him/her the most valuable skill they will ever have? ;0)
Doreese
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Thanksgiving and Gratitude
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the things we have received. We here at See abc's want to express our sincere gratitude for all the blessings we have been given this past year. Each of you are one of them, and we hope that See abc's has been able to bless your lives in some way. That is what we work so hard for; to try to help you to help your child or your student with the daunting task of learning how to read. Also, to help you as parents or teachers, by giving you new ideas to try.
We hope your Thanksgiving was both wonderful and delicious! As for us, Doreese was lucky enough to have two Thanksgiving dinners - one at her mother's with her side of the family, and one later in the day with her neice and her five little kids on her husband's side of the family. Sherry, had a cozy dinner at her house with over half of her children there.
We really can't believe that Thanksgiving has come and gone all ready! Though December is the busiest month of the year, try to squeeze in some reading time each day; knowing that you are going to miss some here and there. But, having set that goal will help.
Doreese and Sherry
We hope your Thanksgiving was both wonderful and delicious! As for us, Doreese was lucky enough to have two Thanksgiving dinners - one at her mother's with her side of the family, and one later in the day with her neice and her five little kids on her husband's side of the family. Sherry, had a cozy dinner at her house with over half of her children there.
We really can't believe that Thanksgiving has come and gone all ready! Though December is the busiest month of the year, try to squeeze in some reading time each day; knowing that you are going to miss some here and there. But, having set that goal will help.
Doreese and Sherry
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