Shane Carl was born on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at 1:24 PM. He was 6 lbs 10 oz and was 18 3/4" long. He was our first and we couldn't have been more proud. We waited 12 long years for him.
From early on, Shane loved me to read books to him. As soon as he could walk, he enjoyed going to the book shelf and picking out the next one to read. It wouldn't be nothing to go through 15-20 books at one sitting. He learned his letter sounds early, but didn't have much of a vocabulary. It wasn't until he was 2 1/2 that we found out he was tongue tied and had that corrected. With a little help from speech class, his vocabulary really took off and he hasn't stopped talking!!
Shane has had a rough go of it with kids his own age, as he can get too handsy. But you couldn't ask for a better boy at home. He rarely threw a tantrum or fit, and has always easily went to time out when needed. He also is easy to compromise with and was a good listener for me.
His academic abilities continued to grow. He couldn't get enough and wanted to know about everything. He always seems to keep me on my toes and challenged. By the age of 2, he had his letter sounds down pat, was counting in english and spanish, and showing a really good memory. By the age of 5, he has really advanced greatly to include reading and writing complete sentences, counting in french too, able to tell basic time, knows his left from right, can tell directions, is doing simple math and fractions. He can count to 1oo and recognizes those numbers in writing, as well as being able to write them. He does well with a calendar, can cut, loves to paint, and so much more. He continues to amaze me!
Shane's favorite color is red and he loves trains and dinosaurs. He also loves spiderman!! He loves to help out around the house, but has found a great love with computers over the past year. He also enjoys video games. But he's really become independent lately with what he can do. He can fix his own drinks, makes his bed (and helps his sister make hers), and helps me with so much around the house. As with his sister, he loves to brush his teeth.
Shane has always been tall for his age. Off the charts tall, actually. His weight has always been around the 75%, so even though he's tall, he's proportioned. We don't know where he's gotten his height from, but he seems to grow over night!
Shane has a great imagination and loves make up stories to tell. He has the brightest blue/green eyes and has a smile that always makes me smile. He doesn't know a stranger and loves to talk to anyone that he may see.
From early on, Shane loved me to read books to him. As soon as he could walk, he enjoyed going to the book shelf and picking out the next one to read. It wouldn't be nothing to go through 15-20 books at one sitting. He learned his letter sounds early, but didn't have much of a vocabulary. It wasn't until he was 2 1/2 that we found out he was tongue tied and had that corrected. With a little help from speech class, his vocabulary really took off and he hasn't stopped talking!!
Shane has had a rough go of it with kids his own age, as he can get too handsy. But you couldn't ask for a better boy at home. He rarely threw a tantrum or fit, and has always easily went to time out when needed. He also is easy to compromise with and was a good listener for me.
His academic abilities continued to grow. He couldn't get enough and wanted to know about everything. He always seems to keep me on my toes and challenged. By the age of 2, he had his letter sounds down pat, was counting in english and spanish, and showing a really good memory. By the age of 5, he has really advanced greatly to include reading and writing complete sentences, counting in french too, able to tell basic time, knows his left from right, can tell directions, is doing simple math and fractions. He can count to 1oo and recognizes those numbers in writing, as well as being able to write them. He does well with a calendar, can cut, loves to paint, and so much more. He continues to amaze me!
Shane's favorite color is red and he loves trains and dinosaurs. He also loves spiderman!! He loves to help out around the house, but has found a great love with computers over the past year. He also enjoys video games. But he's really become independent lately with what he can do. He can fix his own drinks, makes his bed (and helps his sister make hers), and helps me with so much around the house. As with his sister, he loves to brush his teeth.
Shane has always been tall for his age. Off the charts tall, actually. His weight has always been around the 75%, so even though he's tall, he's proportioned. We don't know where he's gotten his height from, but he seems to grow over night!
Shane has a great imagination and loves make up stories to tell. He has the brightest blue/green eyes and has a smile that always makes me smile. He doesn't know a stranger and loves to talk to anyone that he may see.
I think it will be great to mark what he knows now and have this for future reference.
As of today, Shane can:
* Say the entire alphabet
* Knows all of the sounds to every letter
* Recognizes all letters, upper case and lower case
* Will sound out any word he sees, phonetically
* Recognizes about 100 sightwords
* Writes all letters, upper and lower case
* Can spell many words
* Writes full sentences, such as "My shirt is red." and "I want to play on the computer."
* Reads short simple stories.
* Knows how to read and spell many words that aren't phonetically correct.
* Recognizes long and short vowel sounds
* Recognizes vowels and consenants
* Can retell a story he was told.
* Recognizes shapes - circle, oval, square, triangle, rectangle
* Recognizes all colors - black, white, red, pink, yellow, orange, green, purple, tan, gray, etc.
* Can count to 100 with no help
* Can count by 2's to 20 with no help
* Can count by 3's to 6 with no help
* Can count by 5's to 30 with no help
* Recognizes, writes, and correctly states numbers to 1000
* Counts in Spanish to 10
* Counts in French to 10
* Can do simple subtraction and addition under 20.
* Recognizes, writes, and spells his first, middle, & last name
* Knows parent's real first and last names
* Knows age (5) and how old he will be on next birthday
* Knows birth date* Knows full address, city, & state
* Knows phone number
* Can dress himself, including socks and shoes
* Is started learning to tie shoes, but can't do it without help
* Comb's hair, brushes teeth, washes hands, and uses the bathroom by himself
* Uses proper vocabulary and sentences.
* Has trouble with /r/sound, usually sounds like /w/.
* Understands above, below, beside, in, out, over, etc.
* He can pedal a bicycle, with training wheels
* He can swing himself
* He can climb, stand on one foot, jump, kick a ball, hit a ball (baseball), and catch a ball
* He understands sequence of events
* He understands time - tomorrow, today, tonight, yesterday, etc.
* He can pour something from one bowl to another
* He recognizes related items (such as a bird goes with a nest, and a cow goes with a barn, etc)
* He understands opposites (big/small, tall/short, open/closed, etc)
* He can tell basic time (for example - 7:00, or 7:30)
* He understands the calendar, days of the week, months, season, and date
* He understands the idea of measuring (using a ruler)
* He understands basic fractions, such as 1/2 cup plus 1/2 cup equals 1 cup.
* He knows the first 4 Presidents of the US, the 16th President, the last President, and the current President
* Knows left from right
* Knows driving directions to get from one place to another
* Recognizes traffic signs and what they mean
* Can work a computer mouse and understands advanced games
* Has trouble with kids his own age, being handsy and respecting personal space
* Does great with kids older than him and adults (not handsy or personal space issues).
* Outgoing, talkative, doesn't know a stranger
* Would read or have me read as many books as we could
* Paint, color, draw, work mazes, etc.
* Understands and names the planets in the solar system and how it works.
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