My Swing Set

Michael loved this swing set! Anything your child enjoys can be a great vehicle for eliciting language.  This journal entry is a perfect example.

I showed Mikey the photo on the right. I asked, “Where are you?” He answered, “outside.” I wrote the sentence “I played outside.” And Mikey copied it down.

Still looking at the first picture “What are you doing?” His answer, “Climbing.” Then I helped by writing the sentence “I climbed up” and Mikey copied it down. And so on. 

When you see these longer journal entries, they are products of conversations between the two of us. Me asking questions and Michael answering me.  Then putting those into sentence form that was in the past tense.

Any commas or apostrophes in Mikey’s journal (all throughout his years of journaling) are the product of my help.  He automatically puts a period at the end of his thoughts independently.

This process of journaling together has been more rewarding than I could have imagined. I’m so glad I get to share it with you all. 

One Parting Message

I look at these photos and feel the need to document the following fact:

I just adore this kid (period).