Hello, first post. Our 23 month old seems unusual compared to others his age. He knows all letters, upper and lower case, all shapes, his numbers, colors, and shapes. He has also memorized letter sounds and can identify what letter a word starts with by sound. His memory seems photographic; for instance, we bought a used book called the "thing book," it has hundreds of words and pictures in it organized by locale (the street, the airport, the garden, etc.) After a single read (probably 500 object, half completely unfamiliar), his recall rate seemed close to 95%. His is very particular when he plays, he likes to arrange things in a particular way and becomes upset if we try to help him do something that he is struggling with, which I've heard is a sign of genius...a drive to learn and discover unassisted. All day every day he identifies things by name as we go about our errands: "street-cleaner, transformer box, gear shift, odometer, armature, fedex man, etc. ad nauseum..."
We bought some Montessori books, but the activities for two-year-olds seem way beneath him. We read to him frequently, but he mostly enjoys books for much older children (books with paragraphs and small pictures). We want to know healthy ways to stimulate him and keep his mind active, he learns things so quickly that it is keep him supplied with new material.
Additionally, we are very poor. We do not have the money or means to put him into any sort of special program or buy him a special curriculum. What would you recommend?
We bought some Montessori books, but the activities for two-year-olds seem way beneath him. We read to him frequently, but he mostly enjoys books for much older children (books with paragraphs and small pictures). We want to know healthy ways to stimulate him and keep his mind active, he learns things so quickly that it is keep him supplied with new material.
Additionally, we are very poor. We do not have the money or means to put him into any sort of special program or buy him a special curriculum. What would you recommend?