http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2006/03/17/delaying-formal-math-continued/ Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:15:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2006/03/17/delaying-formal-math-continued/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Kim C Wed, 22 Mar 2006 04:45:04 +0000 http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/?p=107#comment-130 I saw this readiness principle borne out clearly in our oldest: she effortlessly learned the names and sounds of all the letters at 20 months (yes, really!) but just couldn't put them together until that light bulb came on at 6.5 years. Then she went from zero to C.S.Lewis and Tolkien in less than a year. Now we have a 4yo who is beginning to read with very little effort on my part. I had 2 siblings that walked at 7mos, while most of my 7 children have walked between 12 and 15 mos. My parents worry, but we've learned not to stress over it. They go when they're ready - we just provide a learning environment and plenty of encouragement! I saw this readiness principle borne out clearly in our oldest: she effortlessly learned the names and sounds of all the letters at 20 months (yes, really!) but just couldn’t put them together until that light bulb came on at 6.5 years. Then she went from zero to C.S.Lewis and Tolkien in less than a year.
Now we have a 4yo who is beginning to read with very little effort on my part.
I had 2 siblings that walked at 7mos, while most of my 7 children have walked between 12 and 15 mos. My parents worry, but we’ve learned not to stress over it. They go when they’re ready – we just provide a learning environment and plenty of encouragement!

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