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<blockquote data-quote="chels" data-source="post: 242280" data-attributes="member: 6796"><p>SRL - to answer your questions:</p><p> </p><p>1) he's advanced verbally. His speech wasn't delayed, per se, but he didn't say much until he was 20 months, at which point he began speaking in 3-5 word sentences. Prior to that, he said a few words, "ball," "dog," "mama." He frequently uses multi-syllable words. His teacher says he's quite verbally advanced, though I have nothing to compare it to. He can easily carry on a conversation with an adult.</p><p> </p><p>2) He used to line up the cars and trucks and would take them to bed with him. They had to be in a particular order before he could go to sleep. This stopped about 1 - 1 1/2 yrs. ago. Now, he does imagination play with them, though he sometimes builds parking lots by placing them in rows.</p><p> </p><p>3) I'm not trying to say he's a prodigy. He's not. His intelligence seems to be more conceptual than applied at this point. He's able to string complicated scenarios together in logical, causal ways. He grasps concepts very quickly. His teacher has started giving him worksheets meant for 4 and 5 yr. olds, which he's doing very well at, because he mastered the 3 yr old worksheets quickly and effortlessly. For example, in the second week of school he completed a worksheet where he correctly matched each animal to their primary food source by drawing diagonal lines. The students were not told what the animals ate first. He did it correctly on his first try. Supposedly, this particular worksheet typically takes students all year to master. (I'm not an expert in early childhood education. I'm relying on the school's expertise that this was impressive.) He remembers almost everything he sees and can describe things that happened 2 years ago in great detail. He's not reading, but he memorizes his favorite books verbatim. He'll correct us if we get a word wrong. He can recognize words he regularly sees, but I don't think he's actually reading. I suspect if I worked with him on early reading, he'd have no trouble. We've never tried math applications, so I'm not sure what he's capable of. He did know all the letters before he was 2.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chels, post: 242280, member: 6796"] SRL - to answer your questions: 1) he's advanced verbally. His speech wasn't delayed, per se, but he didn't say much until he was 20 months, at which point he began speaking in 3-5 word sentences. Prior to that, he said a few words, "ball," "dog," "mama." He frequently uses multi-syllable words. His teacher says he's quite verbally advanced, though I have nothing to compare it to. He can easily carry on a conversation with an adult. 2) He used to line up the cars and trucks and would take them to bed with him. They had to be in a particular order before he could go to sleep. This stopped about 1 - 1 1/2 yrs. ago. Now, he does imagination play with them, though he sometimes builds parking lots by placing them in rows. 3) I'm not trying to say he's a prodigy. He's not. His intelligence seems to be more conceptual than applied at this point. He's able to string complicated scenarios together in logical, causal ways. He grasps concepts very quickly. His teacher has started giving him worksheets meant for 4 and 5 yr. olds, which he's doing very well at, because he mastered the 3 yr old worksheets quickly and effortlessly. For example, in the second week of school he completed a worksheet where he correctly matched each animal to their primary food source by drawing diagonal lines. The students were not told what the animals ate first. He did it correctly on his first try. Supposedly, this particular worksheet typically takes students all year to master. (I'm not an expert in early childhood education. I'm relying on the school's expertise that this was impressive.) He remembers almost everything he sees and can describe things that happened 2 years ago in great detail. He's not reading, but he memorizes his favorite books verbatim. He'll correct us if we get a word wrong. He can recognize words he regularly sees, but I don't think he's actually reading. I suspect if I worked with him on early reading, he'd have no trouble. We've never tried math applications, so I'm not sure what he's capable of. He did know all the letters before he was 2. [/QUOTE]
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