I dont know if this is the right place , but I couldnt find anywhere else. My 6 year old sister is a tad bit slower at things. She doesnt listen too good when you explain things , I want her to get into good habits. I dont expect her to be genius at age 6 just be do good at school or atleast up to the levels of the other kids.

Any links or advice , or things to do with her , would be greatly appreciated.

http://media.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2005/nov/lobotomy/dully_icepick450.jpg
LOBOTOMY!!

Her brain must be plugged, a few quick plunges with your dick and she should be good to go..

Her brain must be plugged, clean it out with your dick.
Which is just another way of saying lobotomy.

Read to her; have her read with you; less TV; more exposure to museums, art galleries, and the like. It's not really complicated, it just takes effort.

Read to her; have her read with you; less TV; more exposure to museums, art galleries, and the like. It's not really complicated, it just takes effort.

I notice she doesnt really read , she just memorizes the words. Then I ask her to read the words backwords and point at the words and shes all lost.

I notice she doesnt really read , she just memorizes the words. Then I ask her to read the words backwords and point at the words and shes all lost.
I'm no longer amused.

An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone who posts controversial and irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum or chat room, with the intention of provoking other users into an emotional response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion.

There is a strong correlation between a child's intelligence/learning ability and the number of stories they've heard throughout childhood and how much they've been read to. Read a few stories to her everyday and try to get her to read aloud. Afterward, talk about plot, style, etc with her if you can. Besides that, try to teach her logic/argumentation and to be rational.

I'm no longer amused.

An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone who posts controversial and irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum or chat room, with the intention of provoking other users into an emotional response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion.

Im not trolling dickwad , she actually does that.

As in , She would memorize small books that were read to her , then she just paces the words she remembers and concludes shit from pictures. She doesnt actually know how to read the word if i point it out individuality.

GTFO my thread if your calling this a troll thread , what kind of lame troll thread would this be.

Sounds like she doesn't know how to read, you should go back to the basics on how to read and get this problem fixed while shes still young. You should also get involved with her school work, keep in touch with her teacher and ask her how you can help with her studies.



~ByFar~

I dont know if this is the right place , but I couldnt find anywhere else. My 6 year old sister is a tad bit slower at things. She doesnt listen too good when you explain things , I want her to get into good habits. I dont expect her to be genius at age 6 just be do good at school or atleast up to the levels of the other kids.

Any links or advice , or things to do with her , would be greatly appreciated.children do not start actually thinking until age 13-45. until then they usually just think inwardly about themselves. you can't expect them to learn anything until they stop thinking about only how it will help THEM.

or maybe she was dropped on her head or something.

children do not start actually thinking until age 13-45. until then they usually just think inwardly about themselves. you can't expect them to learn anything until they stop thinking about only how it will help THEM.

or maybe she was dropped on her head or something.

So , you think people learn how to read when there 13-45?

GTFO.

Get her to read all my posts.

So , you think people learn how to read when there 13-45?

GTFO.
No, more like 7 or 8. Just read to her as much as possible and don't worry about it, she probably just a normal 6 year old. Alternatively you could feed her nootropics :p

There is a strong correlation between a child's intelligence/learning ability and the number of stories they've heard throughout childhood and how much they've been read to. Read a few stories to her everyday and try to get her to read aloud. Afterward, talk about plot, style, etc with her if you can. Besides that, try to teach her logic/argumentation and to be rational.

There are science fiction audio books.

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/21439

http://librivox.org/newcatalog/search.php?title=&author=piper&status=all&action=Search

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/23976

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/19678

Personally I have found sci-fi far more mind expanding than most other fiction. They introduce a wider range of ideas and perspectives on those ideas. I just learned a new word a few days ago, "fabril". It is derived from "faber" which is Latin for blacksmith. People that create technology and program it are the fabers of our day. So fabril is about making the future.

I suppose 6 might be a bit young for SF, I started at 9, but I didn't have anyone to discuss it with.

DT

So , you think people learn how to read when there 13-45?

Maybe it's just your family that has this problem.

Maybe it's just your family that has this problem.

Yeah , because post on totse are graded and affect my GPA. Correcting other peoples grammar doesn't make you look any smarter. You can troll any other topic of mine you want and knick pick whatever you want , but this is a serious topic I posted genuinely asking for help.

maybe she's just not that bright

maybe she's just not that bright

Don't you have some white guys to go look for.

Don't you have some white guys to go look for.

lol! my reputation precedes me, even people in the humanities forum know about me

lol! my reputation precedes me, even people in the humanities forum know about me

I read it in S&A , I kind of have photographic memory.

I remember you even complaining about how shitty your username was.

No, more like 7 or 8. Just read to her as much as possible and don't worry about it, she probably just a normal 6 year old. Alternatively you could feed her nootropics :p

This... and she could be dyslexic.

So , you think people learn how to read when there 13-45?

GTFO.
reading and thinking are separate things. :rolleyes:

Yeah , because post on totse are graded and affect my GPA. Correcting other peoples grammar doesn't make you look any smarter. You can troll any other topic of mine you want and knick pick whatever you want , but this is a serious topic I posted genuinely asking for help.

Well, I already gave you some good advice in a previous post. If you use proper grammar around her and are careful to correct her when she makes mistakes, she'll learn more.

Yeah , because post on totse are graded and affect my GPA. Correcting other peoples grammar doesn't make you look any smarter. You can troll any other topic of mine you want and knick pick whatever you want , but this is a serious topic I posted genuinely asking for help.

Nit pick*

I enjoyed that correction.

Its too late for her, if you had any intention of "making her smarter" you should have started when she was a baby. At age 2 she should have been able to read simple words and by 5 she should have been reading chapter books. You failed.

I notice she doesnt really read , she just memorizes the words. Then I ask her to read the words backwords and point at the words and shes all lost.

your point being? Plenty of people can't read words backwards at 6, I can't. shit.I can read words upside down however....

Well, I already gave you some good advice in a previous post. If you use proper grammar around her and are careful to correct her when she makes mistakes, she'll learn more.

Define "proper" grammar. Also lol @ that given my background (family, people around me, etc) I should be ghetto as fuck...or at least have a definite accent. I speak with a 'neutral' accent.

Read to her; have her read with you; less TV

NOOOOOOOOO.

I learned a lot about how many people act FROM WATCHING TV. shit, I learned shit from WATCHING FUCKING GUNDAM WING AND TENCHI MUYO

just no....

well use internet then

I just learned a new word a few days ago, "fabril". It is derived from "faber" which is Latin for blacksmith. People that create technology and program it are the fabers of our day. So fabril is about making the future.

they're called engineers ;)
you're late


I suppose 6 might be a bit young for SF, I started at 9, but I didn't have anyone to discuss it with.I didn't start reading Star Wars books until I was 11 or so. Now I'm on the foundation books

There is a strong correlation between a child's intelligence/learning ability and the number of stories they've heard throughout childhood and how much they've been read to.

I wasn't read to a lot, I read a lot of books myself when younger though. and my mother didn't blatently discourage it thankfully and got me some books to read.

Read a few stories to her everyday and try to get her to read aloud. Afterward, talk about plot, style, etc with her if you can.

that shit sucks if it's summer and you want to play games/watch tv/etc...ANNOYING!!!!!

Besides that, try to teach her logic/argumentation and to be rational.

that is a good idea....just don't get into that "HUR HUR U R NO LOGICAL DUMBASS" crap...... :(

EDIT: OP, I forgot. RTS Games. Try to get her to play Command and Conquer and other video games! they're more valuable than you think, often people get interested enough in stories to actually look it up on wikipedia or research the history (good if it's a WW2 game or something similar )

Reading backwards as in reading a sentence backwards , not the pronounciation.

Like " I like niggers"

Point at nigger first then like then I. Not telling her to say sreggenigs ekike I nd shit.

Buy Nintendo DS with Braintraining :)

I didn't start reading Star Wars books until I was 11 or so. Now I'm on the foundation books

Star Wars is NOT science fiction!!!

Time magazine, May 30, 1977 issue:

"But as Lucas and Producer Kurtz quickly point out, Star Wars is not science fiction but space fantasy. 'Space fantasy allows you more rein to say what you want to say,' explains Kurtz. 'So that's what we call it.'"

Irvin Kershner, from The Making of the Empire Strikes Back documentary:
http://blogs.starwars.com/danwallace/15/comments

Don't give your sister Star Wars. It will cause brain damage. LOL

DT

Reading backwards as in reading a sentence backwards , not the pronounciation.

Like " I like niggers"

Point at nigger first then like then I. Not telling her to say sreggenigs ekike I nd shit.

sreggenigs ekike I?

...I ekike sgineggers?


:mad: Nobody ekikes sgineggers :mad:


srs bsns: reading a lot is the best suggestion so far. A musical instrument is good too I think, it makes your brain good at working in a certain way, and helps with maths.

Does your family get Omega-3s as a usual part of your diet? The brain contains a lot of it & many people don't get enough, thus their brain function is not optimum. Vitamin D can't hurt either if you don't get enough sun.

Here a link to a government food guide.

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/order-commander/index-eng.php

Does she get enough exercise/run-around-time? Physical fitness is good for the head too.

May I add nootropics? Mild ones ofcourse, no alzheimer drug or anything like that. Omega-3 is a good suggestion, its found in fatty fish and you can but them in pill form. Also try Rhodiola rosea, link _> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodiola_Rosea. Its like 10 times more potent then GingSeng.

Star Wars is NOT science fiction!!!


http://blogs.starwars.com/danwallace/15/comments

Don't give your sister Star Wars. It will cause brain damage. LOL

DT

yes Star Wars is Sci-Fi. It's a Soft Sci-Fi with a lot of Fantasy influences.

Heard of the Genre Space Opera? Star Wars is part of tht, and the Foundation series is in the same genre.

Also there's a bunch of fans who fucking do calculations and analyze the firepower of ships in Star Wars, etc like hard sci-fi.

see http://www.theforce.net/swtc/

stardestroyer.net is ful of these type of guys; they're also humungous assholes who can't take a joke, flame you shitless over trivial shit, etc.

Reading backwards as in reading a sentence backwards , not the pronounciation.

Like " I like niggers"

Point at nigger first then like then I. Not telling her to say sreggenigs ekike I nd shit.


oh k.

I don't know, but if you want to make your 6 year old sister safer you'd do well to keep her away from Star Wars Fan, he's a notorious pedophile.

I don't know, but if you want to make your 6 year old sister safer you'd do well to keep her away from Star Wars Fan, he's a notorious pedophile.

Do you have Proof of your accusations, dear sir? Or are you confusing me with those ebaums fellows?

Do you have Proof of your accusations, dear sir? Or are you confusing me with those ebaums fellows?

You kinda piss me off. I really wish you'd stop posting.

You kinda piss me off. I really wish you'd stop posting.

wut

How do I get you angry? Hmmm.

She may have herpes from her uncle.

She may have herpes from her uncle.

her uncle is part of a pedophilie group with OVER 9000 PENISES
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dy6g 6eoHkzg0&ei=cwnVSPWWBpiUgQKs6ZHYCA&usg=AFQjCNFF2FJM_sxOzTeT3hKajqMvRvX9ig&sig2=NOKOZ-NdhRh_Xtysl0KxJQ

~ByFar~

Either a newb that has a crush on Deux or what tever that nigga name be or another account, you decision.


Decision 08

Put on some Vivaldi or Strauss and rape the FUCK out of her. Seriously though, try and gradually introduce her to some kid-friendly classical music (Blue Danube, Emperor's Waltz, that kind of stuff) and encourage her to read. Start off reading to her using dramatic emphasis wherever appropriate to keep her entertained, and gradually encourage her to start reading on her own (aloud to you at first, probably). See if you can find something containing Omega-3 that's designed for children. Can't imagine fish oil being harmful to a six year old. Watch Fantasia with her, too. The original, not the new one. Oh, and keep her away from junk food if you can. Water, not soda, that kind of thing. Get her to start using her imagination. Have her draw you pictures, tell you little stories, all that good stuff. Remember to be a good role-model (guess that rules out the rape). Don't let her be limited and she should do fine. Very admirable of you, sir.

yes Star Wars is Sci-Fi. It's a Soft Sci-Fi with a lot of Fantasy influences.

Heard of the Genre Space Opera? Star Wars is part of tht, and the Foundation series is in the same genre.

Also there's a bunch of fans who fucking do calculations and analyze the firepower of ships in Star Wars, etc like hard sci-fi.

see http://www.theforce.net/swtc/

stardestroyer.net is ful of these type of guys; they're also humungous assholes who can't take a joke, flame you shitless over trivial shit, etc.

Those humongous assholes are essentially what society has deemed "Trekkies". I know, "Wars" vs "Trek", but the same kinds of assholes. OP, keep her away from these people at all costs.

You can't, women don't get smart till they're about 30.

Zing.

You kinda piss me off. I really wish you'd stop posting.

He's not the greatest person, but he's part of the neighbourhood. Like the crazy old man who goes fishing once a day, yells at the little ones and talks to the birds

You can't, women don't get smart till they're about 30.

Zing.

Damn , your wise.

So Lobo is into torturing animals, and his little sister is retarded. Talk about shit genetics.

So Lobo is into torturing animals, and his little sister is retarded. Talk about shit genetics.

http://jmbell.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/2752-vick.jpg ?

Those humongous assholes are essentially what society has deemed "Trekkies". I know, "Wars" vs "Trek", but the same kinds of assholes. OP, keep her away from these people at all costs.

no. It's the hardcore Star Wars Fans who re the worse they're called "Warsies" (Star Wars version of Trekkies) and they are douchebags when debating Trekkies when they talk shit and attack the enemies claiming they fuck up debating and are "illogical". Shit I call myself a Warsie; that's my username on the internet I use a lot but GODDAMN. This is my experience with them on the internet. When I first heard of it I was fucking laughing and glad that Star Wars kicks ass...but I changed my mind after seeing their douchebaggery on the internet.

EDIT: I know not ALL Warsies or Trekkies are that way , but goddamn....

EDIT 2: oh you know it's the Warsies in that Trek vs Wars shit too...sorry. Are they that way in real life too? damn....then again I have heard reports of that irl, Wayne Poe in internet and real life duels against Karen Traviss regarding the size of the Republic's clone Armies..

Get her down to Sylvan and have trained professionals help her. If you would take TOTSE's advice on raising a child, that child would be fucked up.

If you would take TOTSE's advice on raising a child, that child would be fucked up.

from Society's POV. From ours she'd be just fine

from Society's POV. From ours she'd be just fine

While this point is inarguably valid, the OP most likely meant for her to succeed in society, not TOTSE. I was able to infer this from this (improperly formed) sentence:
I dont expect her to be genius at age 6 just be do good at school or atleast up to the levels of the other kids.

My recommendation stands.

While this point is inarguably valid, the OP most likely meant for her to succeed in society, not TOTSE. I was able to infer this from this (improperly formed) sentence:


My recommendation stands.

What says they're mutually exclusive. You can be excessive in Society AND TOTSE. Not to mention it varies heavily on the society that you're living in. All the social unwritten BS and whatnot. That and depending on how society changes, if a lot of things are legalized or a revolution takes place (given how things go it's increasing-it'll be funny if the guys who end up capping the Federal Reserve bankers might be the niggaz from a few miles away in a militia of some sorts. It depends so :o

That and depending on how society changes, if a lot of things are legalized or a revolution takes place (given how things go it's increasing-it'll be funny if the guys who end up capping the Federal Reserve bankers might be the niggaz from a few miles away in a militia of some sorts. It depends so :o

Please refrain from confusing reality with your pre-pubescent, Anarchist Cookbook-fueled dreams. Thank you.

Please refrain from confusing reality with your pre-pubescent, Anarchist Cookbook-fueled dreams. Thank you.

I'm a 17 year old African-American male living in the central city of a major metropolitan area.

Don't confuse me with a 11 year old Caucasian male living in a suburban block or an urban agglomeration surrounding a central city.

I'm a 17 year old African-American male living in the central city of a major metropolitan area.

Don't confuse me with a 11 year old Caucasian male living in a suburban block or an urban agglomeration surrounding a central city.


Point taken. My bad, I apologize.

Point taken. My bad, I apologize.

lulz :D

okay, that is cool ma nigga :)

To the OP:

I could barely read until I was seven and a half, almost to the point of being considered 'backwards'. Which is amusing when some who bleat on about being able to read by 5 years old, seem to have a tough time constructing simple sentences as teenagers and adults.

"But it's only Totse!" Yeah, whatever, Mr Mark-fucking-Twain.

Reading ability is not something to stress over, if anything pressurizing her is exactly what you should not be doing. That just leads to anxiety which then becomes directly associated with the act of reading, which is obviously counterproductive*. Just read with her in a relaxed manner as much as possible, make it fun, laugh, joke, clown around - bring the words to life.

Teaching a child phonetics (http://www.cambridgeenglishonline.com/Phonetics_Focus/) (I don't mean the phonetic symbols themselves) is very helpful, as it allows you to pronounce words you've never seen before purely on the basis of the phonemes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoneme) the word is made from. If you're already doing this then that's great and just stick with it.

And as for testing the ability to read backwards... who in God's name cares whether a person can read words in the wrong direction. Maybe I'm missing the point, but this sounds like one of these stupid modern-learning activities that seem to actively encourage retardation.

Stop it.

And as for SWF saying that learning "shit" off the TV is a valid form of education, well, just look at the way he's turned out... ok, maybe that's a little unfair. Well made nature and science programs can be great, but the rest of it is largely addictive and toxic mind-rot.

*I suspect this is one of the root causes of dyslexia, I certainly don't buy into it as a genuine learning disabilty.

give her an encyclopedia with pictures, lots and lots of pictures

Give her an account on TOTSE and put her in BI.

Traumatizing...

When in doubt......C4

Read to her and make her read. Do flashcard activities with very simple math, etc. Seems like common sense to me, what do you expect us to say?