tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453834370185926171.post7285768716911532794..comments2024-01-17T04:44:17.019-05:00Comments on Teaching Tommy: Problems with PatternsLisa Jo Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517170138121456391noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453834370185926171.post-17175268078753057022007-11-10T19:44:00.000-05:002007-11-10T19:44:00.000-05:00Dear Matthew,Thanks so much for your note! Tommy ...Dear Matthew,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for your note! Tommy really does love Star Wars - especially Darth Vader. He uses his imagination to make new Star Wars stories.<BR/><BR/>Do you like the books or the movies best?<BR/><BR/>From,<BR/><BR/>Lisa, Tommy's momLisa Jo Rudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07517170138121456391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453834370185926171.post-21391968957856594662007-11-10T19:43:00.000-05:002007-11-10T19:43:00.000-05:00Debi - thanks so much for your thoughts. I am act...Debi - thanks so much for your thoughts. I am actually quite baffled by the process of helping Tommy generalize from one form of understanding to another. For example - if he skip counts with objects, will he be able to then generalize back to symbols? My fear is that he will simply learn two totally disconnected skills, and STILL not see that they are the same concept presented in two different ways...<BR/><BR/>We are going to try out a math tutor next week - maybe he'll be able to help us build those conceptual bridges!<BR/><BR/>lisaLisa Jo Rudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07517170138121456391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453834370185926171.post-68567795889636739092007-11-05T21:56:00.000-05:002007-11-05T21:56:00.000-05:00Dear Tommy,I can't believe you like Starwars too. ...Dear Tommy,<BR/><BR/>I can't believe you like Starwars too. I like it too. I hope you meet me someday.<BR/><BR/>From,<BR/>Matthew (age 8)<BR/>I have autism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453834370185926171.post-88245097715571560152007-11-05T08:49:00.000-05:002007-11-05T08:49:00.000-05:00Just a thought...have you tried it with objects, l...Just a thought...have you tried it with objects, like blocks or toys or something he plays with alot? Possibly he could learn it through touching, feeling these things in his hands. For example, two blocks on an empty floor, skip counting and making something or having him hold the blocks in his hands to see them as they 'grow'. <BR/><BR/>His flag is wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com