"C"

This evening, C got down to do "C" and writing of her numbers. Ms Sally had commented that C didn't seem confident to write her letters and numbers so I thought it would be good to get her to practise.

It was not that she didn't know how to write but rather she needed lots of encouragement. I had to praise her all the time and I am wondering if this was even a good thing in the first place. Yes, I mean, praises are good but they can become superfluous if used ever so often. And more importantly, I worry that if she got used to an environment where she received such attention, it would prove a tough deal when she eventually got to school because in a class of 40 kids, which teacher would be this vigilant and give so much thought to just 1 kiddo.