Proud Mommy

When we got Maddie's report card in October, I did not put it up on the blog. I did not want to seem too nutty (nutty, yes. Too nutty - no). We got her Mid Year Report though, and Tom said that it would be a nice thing to post so I will! :)

The end of year goals for a child entering Kindergarten (Maddie still has 1 1/2 years before going to Kindergarten) are:
- Count out loud to 30
- Count a group of 20 objects
- Identify all 26 letters

Maddie:
- Can count out loud to 39 (she can count higher if you give her 40 and 50 etc - she understands the pattern in counting)
- Can count a group of 35 out of 35 objects
- Identifies:
--- 24 of 26 capital letters (missing F and V)
--- 22 of 26 lower case letters (missing b (probably said d), f, q,v)
- Knows 18 out of 31 letter and digraph (th, ch, etc) sounds

I am going to start her reading some simply pattern and picture-clue books soon. She is learning so much and writing so well. She writes her name, Mommy, Daddy and Nana independently. She also likes writing grocery lists when I write mine. If we tell her how to spell a word, she can write it pretty well.

We are really impressed with her progress and very proud of her. Keep up the good work Maddie!