doing that positive role model thing

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

[He's sitting in the library, in that little corner that he's set up as a kind of classroom. There are a number of books stacked on the table, some simple math problems on the chalkboard, and he's sitting and grading a workbook with a red pen. Maybe he should take a break eventually, but right now, he's dealing with multiplication.]

I really need to get those times tables...



[OOC: Feel free to interrupt! I forget whoall Ri promised to teach (besides his Little Brother).]

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[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

That's good! Sorabug. S-O-R-A-B... now what's next?

*takes a seat next to you, very encouraging*

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Uh .. A ..

U! An' then a .. a um ... G!

[G is another letter Sora really struggles to write down.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

Like this, 'bug.

*he gets a pencil and another piece of paper, then slowly writes a 'g' so you can see and copy*

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

[looks back and forth between Ri's paper and his own, trying to copy it down just right. it comes out big and a little lopsided though, and Sora looks frustrated.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*he ruffles your hair anyway*

Good job, 'bug. It'll get better the more you practice.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

It's my name! I did it!

[holds the paper over his head triumphantly!]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

You did do it! I think we need to hang this up in our room, so your Daddy Sora can see it, too.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Yeah, okay! An' I'll write more stuff for you guys too!

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

Can you write my name?

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Uh huh! What's your name start with?

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*is so amused*

My name is Ri, 'bug. What letter do you think my name starts with?

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Ahh ..

[thinks about this for a minute, comparing the sound to his own name.]

Oh! A 'R!'

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

That's right! R for Ri. And the last letter? My name is only two letters long.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

A 'E!'

[Sora is so proud of himself.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*chuckles*

Good try, 'bug. It's an 'i'. R-I spells 'Ri'.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

... Huh? Are you sure, Daddy?

[scrawls out an 'I' and scrutinizes it.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

Yup. I'm really sure. Here, look.

*he writes out 'Riku' on the paper*

R-I-K-U. Riku. That has an 'i', too.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

[scratches the back of his head.]

But, but, the letters in my name make sense! Soooorrraaaa.

[points at the 'i' in 'Riku.']

That doesn't make any sense, 'cause it sounds like a 'eeeeee.' It's 'sposed to be a 'e.'

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*smiles at you*

You're very smart for noticing that, 'bug! You're right, the 'i' in my name doesn't sound like a normal 'i'. But depending on the word, the letter 'i' can sound different. 'I' normally sounds like 'eye', but it can also sound like 'ee', or even 'eh'. Like this...

*writes out the word 'fish'*

F-I-S-H. Fish. There's an 'i'. But you don't say 'f-EYE-sh'. And you don't say 'f-EE=sh'. You say 'f-eh-sh'. Fish.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

[give him a few minutes, he has to boggle this for a little while.]

Oh .. Well how do I know which sound is which?

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

Well, as you learn to read more, you can figure it out. And it helps to read out loud, too, because when you read a word, you can hear if it sounds wrong. Like 'fish'.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Oh! Okay.

[stares intently at the paper in front of him, still boggling. after a minute he points at Ri's handwriting.]

Fish!

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

That's right.

*thinks*

How about this: you can sit on my lap, and we'll read a story together, that way you see the words while I read them. And you can even try and read some of the story, too.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Yeah, okay! I'm gonna be really really smart now!

[puffs up in pride, even though he hasn't done anything yet.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*grins and gets a good book, then takes a seat again and pats his knees*

C'mon, 'bug. This is a good book to start with, and with good pictures.