We got a large wipe-board calendar from Staples, and I drew little pictures on certain days. A school bus meant school. A square with a steeple meant church. A cake meant a birthday party, etc. Every time he would ask, “When is such and such going to happen?” we could look at this big calendar and he would count the days. He could also cross out days that were done. You could really see the visual input sink in. Even though he still asked a million questions, it now made sense to him.
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Now you can follow Talk Small on Twitter - http://twitter.com/talksmall When Quinn’s team would ask about preschool plans, and we would mention Montessori, there were several points to be made – both good and bad. In the early age classes, for example, the Montessori curriculum in our city generally sticks to concrete and real ideas. Things like fairytales and imaginative play are not encouraged, and all books [...] When Quinn finally started walking, we were thrilled. She was about 16 months old. We didn’t even notice at first that she was up on her toes. When she started therapy, part of me was afraid of the change, and part of me was upset knowing that if these therapists saw things that needed changing, other people were seeing it too. And that might be all they could see. In the end, there were trade-offs. |
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