Lissa gets herself dressed!

Kids are so different!  I was wondering aloud to another mom if I should be worried because Lissa at 3 does not know a single letter.  She knows the ABC song and can sing it 90 mph but recognize a letter?  Any letter?  Nope.  Can you tell that as a reader and a homeschooler the ole stress level was rising?  Not to mention the fact that Lissa does not care that she doesn't recognize letters.  LOL

The thing is, despite having 4 kids I have no real yardstick for what is the "norm" for this skill.  Chet had to learn a new language as a toddler.  Recognizing letters took longer but it suddenly clicked and he was reading words at age 4.

Rob came to me at 5.  He didn't know how to read.  He did know all his letters but had not been taught how to sound words out or group them in anything but his name. He had never been to a library.  He actually participated in some nifty Title 1 stuff that helped bring the reading along really quickly when we got him enrolled in Kindergarten here.

KC loved playing with letters.  He had soft letters that he played with and when he was 2.5 he knew each letter visually as a result.  For what its worth, Lissa has the same letters and couldn't care less about them.  At any rate, KC has been reading for nigh onto a year now and knew letters for a looooong time.  One of the moms at KC's dance class works at a pre-school and she assured me that Lissa is totally normal.  Her son who is Lissa's age has exactly the same interest and understanding of letters. (that would be none!) LOL

And this morning, Lissa got up and announced she was going to get herself dressed all by herself.  And she did.  KC didn't do that till he was um maybe 5????  I so have to remember not to stress and to just celebrate.  They are all doing fine.  Life is good!