tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381144378529724895.post5271948468395321940..comments2013-04-13T09:47:48.882-07:00Comments on C's place: cathychttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141150329923848332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381144378529724895.post-66086123711909266532011-06-28T20:22:51.944-07:002011-06-28T20:22:51.944-07:00That sounds wonderful! I'm sure you and I will...That sounds wonderful! I'm sure you and I will share stories as this gets moving along. I love your perspectives - thanks for the comment!cathychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141150329923848332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381144378529724895.post-48170447217610543142011-06-27T20:27:28.438-07:002011-06-27T20:27:28.438-07:00This is really cool, Cathy. As you know, our kids ...This is really cool, Cathy. As you know, our kids tell similar stories from their grandfather, their grandmother, and from their childhood. They also have been known to create their own extended stories as they play together. They even let me videotape them once as they acted out the words to a Weird Al Yankovic rip on a song I can't remember but it was about Anakin Skywalker. Unfortunately the computer it was stored on ...., but they remember and talk about it. They talk about their day, they recite movies, songs, and tv shows they've watched almost word for word. They've been known to say, "Remember when Jon..." :) They are very family focused, but they also talk about that which interests them. <br /><br />I think this goes hand-in-hand with your post about listening; they do this because we listened to them, talked to them, read to them, and sang to them. Truthfully, I, personally, did all this because I got such a kick out of the relating to them (and sometimes the reading and/or singing was the only way to get them to sleep), and I realized when I started teaching reading what a difference it had made. I actually didn't do it because the books said to, but boy I am glad we did (as did Momo, Popo, Aunties, Uncles, Sisters, and Cousins).<br /><br />Thanks for giving me something so positive and cool to write about!Jayne Pynesnoreply@blogger.com