J. loves the "whats missing"game. I go around the house and gather things that start with the letter of the week. I have these all in a basket and take them out one at a time and discuss what letter they start with. I then put them in a line on the floor and cover them with a piece of material. I proceed to take one thing away (while the children close their eyes) and when they open their eyes they take turn guessing which one is missing.
J. does enjoy playing this game but he doesn't ever seem to remember which one is missing. The way I play this game with him, is that we each take turns taking one article away. He really enjoys the turn taking and just the joy of playing a game even if he doesn't guess correctly. He is almost never stumped about what letter the objects start with. At this point we are working on letter "c" so he has had a lot of repetition of the first 3 letters. I have noticed a big improvement in his pronunciation. One month ago when we started this program he pronounced a "c" as a "g" sound. With a lot of practice and holding his hand on his throat to say "c" he is saying words like "cookie" instead of "gookie"
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