Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

She can read!!

September 14, 2010

I just have to brag a little – Becky is now reading!! Today, she was able to sound the letters out and blend them into words. Later, I caught her on the next page of her book sounding words out in the little sentences. YAY!! I am so proud of her and I have to say I’m proud of me too – it was worth it to wait and work another year until she was ready.

Last year, when Katie started reading, Becky still wasn’t ready – it wasn’t making sense to her yet. So, I shelved the reader and just worked with her on letter recognition and letter sounds. Earlier this year, I cracked out the Sing, Read, and Write program from Brite Music and she really got into that. She would be singing the songs all the time which was great because she was learning as she was singing. Then, a few weeks ago, I found a book at the library about a little mouse in first grade who did not like to read. He didn’t like to read because the letters didn’t make sense to him. Well, she loved that book and I think it encouraged her as well. One day, she looked at the word “silly” and said, “If you put an “a” where the “i” is it would be Sally!”. Oh yes, she was ready!! So, when we started school a couple of weeks ago, she also started Reader A and today it all came together and clicked!! She’s on her way now, and I suspect she will be reading everything in sight – just like the others. I feel good about my teaching efforts, but the real work was hers.

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