At 3y2m old, Jesslyn is able to read Peter and Jane Step 1. I tried introducing Step 2 but after the first page, she loses interest. She complains that there are too many words. Although it won't be difficult for her to learn as the author introduced words one at a time, the sheer number and smaller size of words just made her close the book. Other than Peter and Jane, she can read certain repetitive instructions from workbooks such as colour the picture, circle the answer. She can recognise words from father to sister, gender, simple 2-3 letter words and this and that.
She can't read Chinese at all. She can barely speak the language. Even though she uses them, she doesn't understand the meaning. She speaks for the sake of speaking. For example, she repeatedly said "Ni Hai Shi Wo" (in Mandarin) one day although no one had done anything to her. Obviously, she learnt in from school. Today, she came back with "Mummy, what is He Dour Dour Sui" . She often says "Wo Bu Shi, Ni Shi" for fun.
On the other hand, she is good with colouring and Mathematics. She doesn't need to count one-by-one to get total 3. She counts faster than her sister too. On the downside, being too confident and too fast causes her to miscalculate sometimes.
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