Eliakim’s School Work

Eliakim is my little genius - he was able to read by the age of 3 because of his super interest in hearing stories and having stories read and told to him. He began by memorizing books and reciting them word for word and soon after the flow of reading began. Now we are working on his writing, and although he is not as eager about it as he is for reading, he is getting some good practice at home with his white-board!

 

Now, I also want to add that all kids are different and grow and learn and retain information at their own pace and in their own ways. Sometimes, it helps when we supplement their learning, but sometimes, it really is based on the individual child and how quickly they progress. Eliakim had his own challenges when he was 3 and 1/2 years old, with his speech. He began to stutter and both Neguissie and I were at a loss as to what happened to him. It was literally instantaneous where he was talking perfectly normally one day and the next day he began stuttering. That lasted a few weeks and then it went away on its own. 

We enrolled him to a program at CHEO called First Words, (it was a self-referral), and they were able to see him 6 months later, but by then he had phased out of stuttering. It was a really frightful time for us since we had no idea or indication because he didn't have previous signs of speech development issues. Regardless, it was scary but we learned a lot, and kids go at their own pace and we are there to just guide them. God is in control even if we are not.