Thursday, June 15, 2006
Parker is a READER!!
So, a few nights ago, I was in there to read Parker his night books, and I really didn't want to. So, his first book was "Go, Dog, Go" by P.D. Eastman, and I asked him to read it to me, pointing to each word as we went. Well, he pretty much read the first 50 pages on his own!! There were a few words I had to help him with, and he made some assumptions and didn't really look at others (like "as" versus "is" and "in" versus "on"). He read so well, I assumed that Jeff had read the book to him several times before.
Well, last night, when I was talking to Jeff about it, he said he'd never -- NEVER -- read it to Parker, and I had only ever read the board book version about a year ago!!
So, tonight, I brought him the book he'd picked out at the library today and asked him to read it to me, and then I'd read it to him. He did it!! ALL!!! Only once did I have to point out he "in" versus "on", too!!
OMG -- I am SOOOO PROUD of him!! I guess letting him have a pile of books to "read" himself to sleep at night actually did make him teach himself!!
Labels: family, homeschooling, milestones, Parker, reading
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