Author: Louise Moore

Tech Devices vs Early Reading

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As a child matures, there are many distractions that are competing for his or her attention that will interfere with learning to read later. The “sensitive time” of a preschooler as Maria Montessori so beautifully described it is the perfect time for learning to read. The internet, video games and social media culture are insidious, influential, time consuming, and not in the best interests of your child’s future. I observe many parents just hook kids up with a device or a kindle for endless cartoons and video games which teaches them that this is what they are to do with their lives, their time and their attention. Screen time has replaced many learning opportunities on many different levels. So please give them this first real spark of success with early reading which can lead to much more educational accomplishment down the road along with their understanding that there is so much more to learn than being hooked up to some tech device.  Describe this process to them so that they fully understand, and be part of this important decision.

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Reading at THREE!

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Before age 3, our children were reading short words on billboards, signs, and on passing trucks. They had not memorized them from TV ads as their grandmother had surmised. They were reading on their own. One day my mother who had been a school teacher, and was caring for my 3 year old son could not wait to come home to tell me that he was reading signs. The words that he read were only three letters long, but it was definitely a great start. She said “I was so excited that I almost drove off the road.” Several years later, my son’s kindergarten teacher commented to me, “You do realize that your son knows how to read.” Yes, of course I knew. I taught him by using the simple methods described in this delightful little book. It is so much fun, and I know that you too will discover this same rewarding result.

HAVE FUN WITH THIS

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EXCITOTOXINS

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Excitotoxins as described in Dr. Blaylock’s excellent book of the same name are in most processed foods and fast foods, and simply must be avoided especially when feeding children. These are additives that go beyond the actual foods. Read the labels and you will see them…chemicals of all sorts. Dr.Blaylock describes them in detail along with the results that occur.

Preparing your own food with non chemicalized food is the way to avoid these unwarranted additives using whole food, organic food when possible, meats and fish that are all natural….Sprouts Farmer’s Markets have this type of meat. Costco also has a good variety of all food that is organic and natural, and so does Trader Joes….Just read the labels.

Reading ability in children is affected when a child’s  focus and concentration are influenced and compromised by their eating added chemical additives as described above in Dr. Blaylock’s book.

This is a big deal.

Everyone in your family will benefit…..

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OUT OF THE BOX LITERACY

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Capturing the attention and finding the fun zone of a 3 to 5 year old is quite easy as you discover what makes her laugh, is silly or interesting in a one on one moment….sometimes in less than a few minutes. It could be the names of her toys, the name of her doll, her stuffed animals,  her puppy or kitty, her uncle, her grandparents, her favorite foods, the words on the cereal box, cartoon characters, or the birds in the sky or the bugs hiding in the grass. I connect these people, things, animals and food and much more to the basic initial phonetic sounds (noise) in a very child friendly way that I describe in detail. They find this irresistible.

There are no DVDs, complicated teaching methods, pedantic anxieties, workbooks, no big deal, no sit down and listen, no be quiet and pay attention, or any of the common methods used today with my approach. It is just about mastering the basic phonetic sounds in a VERY funny, playful, stress free and very relatable manner. This is it, and I have seen this approach work over and over again.

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Read POETRY to your child. Edward Lear is a wonderful resource. The Owl and The Pussycat and his limericks are engaging fun. You want them to enjoy the language, and enjoy the sound of words.

Poetry: Nursery rhymes, songs, and poetry are a key part of literacy development, says Bernice E. Cullinan, Ph.D., professor emerita at New York University. “Listening to, and repeating, poetry is a wonderful way for children to learn phonemic awareness. That is the ability to notice and isolate the individual sounds, or phonemes, in words, like the “c” in cat or the “b” in bat — a key skill for future success in reading. Preschoolers first learn that speech is made up of sounds, syllables, and words indirectly from listening to stories, nursery rhymes, poetry, and conversations. They gain phonemic awareness, says Cullinan, by “playing with language” — by meowing like the cat in the story a teacher is reading, or making up nonsense rhymes. Rhyming games also help children think about sound and the structure of words.

 

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HEALTH AND READING

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There can be certain health issues that don’t allow a child to focus properly, and reading ability can be one of them. But thankfully there are easy ways to improve this issue. But first, you must understand that this could possibly exist. My son had these characteristics below, and I became a warrior mother in solving them. I am not a doctor, but his pediatrician and his teacher couldn’t believe the positive changes and improvements that they observed in him after this was corrected. No, it wasn’t just about deleting sugar, food additives or food coloring in his diet though these are very important too. There is more.

First let me describe some of the symptoms that may ring true with your child who is having difficulty focusing on a task such as reading.

HARD TO FOCUS

UNABLE TO SIT STILL

HARD TO COMMUNICATE, ENGAGE OR HOLD A CONVERSATION WITH THEM

JUMPY PHYSICAL MOVEMENTS…BODY MOVEMENTS GOING EVERY WHICH WAY

HARD TO MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT

OVER REACTS TO STIMULATION’…EXPLOSIVE OVER REACTIONS IN GENERAL

A.D.D. SYMPTOMS START TO LOOK FAMILIAR

CIRCLES UNDER EYES

PALE SKIN COLOR

NOT PEACEFUL

HARD TO PAY ATTENTION

LIVE IN THEIR OWN WORLD

NARROW FOOD LIKES

Reading is often a casualty if some of the above is true with your child. I would ask you to consider…seriously consider FOOD SENSITIVITY which is a  food that doesn’t agree with a child. It is not an allergy, but a sensitivity.  Symptoms like some of the above can be corrected. It doesn’t matter how much the food is proclaimed as healthy or even if it considered a superfood. If it doesn’t agree with your child, then it must be identified and eliminated. I would never consider medicating my child with a pharmaceutical like Ritalin or anything similar…..too many side effects!

Our basic American diet consists of beef, wheat, dairy/milk, eggs, corn and soy. Start your consideration about your child’s sensitivities with these foods.  Watch how they act after eating them. Are any of the symptoms like the ones above more intense///more noticeable? If so, you are the right track now.

All processed foods, added chemicals, and fast foods are also on this list and must be subject to scrutiny. Processed food is off limits…just whole organic if possible, food is THE WAY TO GO. There is even “processed” natural foods using lentils, edamame, beans, quinoa, rice, almonds, etc etc…some work and some don’t….You have to be very aware of this cause and effect to decide which food is correct as each child is different. What a child eats influences his or her behavior and focus, and a parent must be very aware of this connection. 

My grandson cannot eat wheat, and my grand daughter cannot eat eggs…..all very common. My children had longer lists.

If it is too hard to determine the offending food by yourself, go to a NATUROPATH who will use a MRT LEAP TEST TO DETERMINE THE OFFENDING FOOD which you will eliminate for awhile. You can reintroduce in a few months to see if it is OK….You just experiment….

YOU CANNOT BELIEVE HOW IMPORTANT THIS ISSUE IS….!

 

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