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Hi Y'All! Sorry there have been no posts this week. Hubby and I were house-hunting out of state, but I will be back up and running Monday.
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Why do preschoolers revert to improper past tense?

My husband asked me a great question the other night "why has our almost 4 year old all of a sudden reverted back to poor past-tense usage?" I had noticed as well that our son, who has extremely good verbal skills for a boy his age, had started using odd word choices for past tense, such as: "like-ed" "good-ed", etc.
The reason I have found after years of working with children as a Reading Specialist, is that at this age children tend to start analyzing the oral language and their usage of it. Beforehand, they were merely recreating the speech patterns they heard around them, but now (around 3.5 or later depending upon the child) they are starting to think about the words they say and the patterns in which they say them. It is very common at this age that they begin to say the "ed" sound at the end of words, or pause to rethink words with improper past tense, such as: flew (for fly), and went (for go).
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The iXL Is Great For Kids Learning To Read

Every year as Christmas time draws near, I begin to stress about what to get the kids that they would really enjoy and use. With 2 preschoolers in my house (2.5 and 3.5) I always have a hard time figuring out what they want. Asking is out of the question, given that every commercial they see on tv they want the product.

This year I decided to do a little research and see what was out there as the next big toy. I found the iXL. I thought that my 3.5 year old would love it given that he loves Daddy's iPad (and can operate it without help).

The iXL is by Fisher Price and is recommended for ages 3-7; however, it is easy enough for my 2.5 year old. What it is is a compact computer with a screen, speaker, and an attached pen. The iXL comes preloaded with one theme pack (monkeys) and you can purchase other themes for around $24.99. Each theme bundle included a read along story (which I love how it highlights the words as it reads), 2-3 games (educational and non-educational), a d…

Lakeshore Products I Am Using Right Now For My Early Reader

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