“In childhood, all is new.” A. Horowitz

In childhood, attention is brightened by two features: children's neophilia (love of the new) and the fact that, as young people, they simply haven't seen it all before. A. Horowitz, On Looking.

My body can be an I or an L!

I'm a T and this is a b or a p or a d !

I made a whole person out of letters!

A T for the legs and arms.

An H for the body.

O for the head.

V for the eyebrows. He was mad.

A for the smile. And O for eyes.

Maren’s newly found confidence around identifying letters has allowed her to see them in different ways.  The potential of a graphic symbol is found within herself and the world around her.  And she delights in every discovery that unfolds!