Just a quick note. We are adding/changing one thing in regards to listening to words for the starting sound. For the first week that we add each new sound I will find words that are identical phonetically except for the first sound. Hopefully this will help focus Munchkin's attention on exactly what he is supposed to be listening for.
This actually is not as easy to do as it sounds because I'm not used to creating words lists, but with help and the internet we got 30 words for the first set. Well actually 60 words, 30 word sets. And now I've got a few word list sites bookmarked to make it easier in the future.
So in addition to his basic phonics work learning new letters, each day he'll have a few sessions that teach him to listen for the individual sounds and sort them out. One section will have him matching pictures to the letters. The other section will have him matching the first letters to the words. And we will still work on pointing out the letters, and sounding them out, when we find them in public places. This is one of the exercises we do when we are in stores. It's harder for him than most people realize because he is having to focus to find that one letter in the midst of all the other stimuli at the store and on the packages.
And we all got a laugh the other day when he looked at me and said "Say Mmm". That was purely Munchkin sass. When we are working on saying letters I don't preface it by using the word "say" since I was warned against that by a speech therapist years ago. Not that I'm perfect, because I'm not. But the grin and tone of his voice were pure sass. And I still cheered. He had said "mmm" independently and without prompting. :-)
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