[Developmental Differences x Homeschooling] I tried learning kanji using a 4-panel manga. "Mr. Ore, Kote (Episode 1)"

How is everyone doing?
This is Inview🌺

Kote (my son) is currently taking a long break from school.

For Kote (my son), who has developmental characteristics, I drew a 4-panel manga and used it for independent study.

In other words, it's "homeschooling"😎✨

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[Independent study before bed has become a habit]

Kote loves studying.

If he doesn't study before bed, he goes absolutely crazy🤣💦

I have written about studying in detail in this article.

In our home, since Kote was in the second grade,
he started making "kanji quizzes"
on his tablet.

At first, there were no illustrations,
just tracing.

"I wonder if just kanji is a bit boring..."

So, I added an illustration of the "Hayabusa"
bullet train,
and made a kanji writing exercise.

Usually,
Kote would say,
"Give me a flower mark (gold star)," but

"Don't give me a flower mark! Keep it clean
just like this!!"

he shouted 🤣

[🌺 Thoughts put into the 4-panel comic]

I wrote "furigana" (reading aids)
for the kanji that appear in the illustrations.

I don't worry about
what grade level the kanji is taught in.

Because, isn't it annoying?

Saying things like, "This kanji is taught in X grade," or
"This kanji is too difficult because
you haven't learned it yet."

Isn't that different for everyone?
That's what I think ㊙️

For the kanji in this illustration,
I chose words and kanji that
Kote might be interested in 🥰

The word
'koyonaku' (dearly/exceedingly) that appears in the manga.

Kote: 'Mom, what does "koyonaku" mean?'
Me: 'It means "very much" or "exceedingly."'
Kote: 'Huh. 'Eternal love'' like that?'
Me: 'Well, something like that (lol)'

By including just one word
that is a bit difficult for Kote,
we can have conversations like this 😆

[👀 I also made kanji writing practice 🍀]

I made an illustration
so that you write in the order
of the colors from ① to ⑨.

By the way, in Kote's case,
he uses paper workbooks
at his after-school day service.

'Is practicing kanji writing on a tablet
actually useful?'

I was also worried about that at first.

One day, on the way to the station,
Kote saw a bus and

"Look! Mom! It says
Chartered (kashikiri)!"

he said, pointing at it.

Seeing Kote like that,

"Kote's independent study
is slowly becoming his strength."

I felt happy.

[🚘 For children with similar traits 🍒]

A 4-panel comic based on Kote,

titled

"Mr. Me, Kote"😎

There might not be an immediate reaction, but
for children with developmental traits or
children struggling with learning disabilities,
maybe I'll try making them little by little?

I'll create a magazine, so
if you're interested, please take a look ♡

[🔍 Bonus: Farewell, School Refusal!]

Kote loves studying and school so much,
and although he has been away from school for a long time,
I can only wonder,
"In what way is my son a school refuser!?"
🤣

Among the children called school refusers,
there must be many who love studying and school.

As I wrote before,
I feel uncomfortable with the term "school refusal" (futoko).

Perhaps I have become too sensitive to words
since I started writing on note 🤣

It turned into a long post of nearly 1000 characters 💦

Thank you for sticking with me
until the end!

(Click here for Episode 2 ↓)