Ruby can identify roughly half of the letters in the alphabet and is currently very interested in letters. We have this book in our bedroom:
One day a week or two ago, we were hanging out in the bedroom and Ruby pointed to it and said “M – A – P”. I told her the word was “map”, and it was easy for her to remember when looking at the book because the letters are made of maps. It got me wondering if she could identify the word in a different context.
Today, I showed her the word MAP written in crayon on a piece of paper, and asked her what word it was, and she said “map!” We all did a happy literacy dance.
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