*Warning, potty talk*
You know a few weeks ago we were so happy that Lexi had finally pooped in the potty and we took her to Chuck E Cheese? Yeah, well that didn’t last long. But sometime over the weekend in Wilmington she ran 3 times to the potty trying to go and saying she wanted to go to CEC. Then when I got home last night, Scott said she had gone like 5 times by herself and then she went again when I was there. I told her if she went one more day I’d take her to CEC. She’s so excited and I really think we’ve turned a corner with this one.
As for Emma, she read last night!! I pulled out that reading book we were working on months ago. I haven’t pulled it out in awhile because she just didn’t seem to catch on but lately I’ve noticed she really has caught on to words based on what they start with and such. I pulled the book out last night and she really, really got it. She read little sentences like That is a rock. Sam is sad. The ram is mad. She got so excited when she started sounding words out and when she kept saying them faster and she finally figured out it was a word she knew. She’d scream the word and laugh. It was so much fun! I’m really excited to get her into reading since I love it so much. I had really hoped to get a head start on reading before she went to school and really, since her birthday is so early, most kids her age are reading in K by now so I’m really happy to be able to work on that with her.
that’s awesome about Emma reading! I’d love for CG to read but she’s lazy and much prefers when Daddy reads TO her. Maybe I’ll see if he can talk her into trying to sound out the words for herself tonight. I’ll tell her Emma is already reading and that she doesn’t want to be left behind. CG is competitive so that may get her going.
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This is the book we are using. http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Your-Child-Read-Lessons/dp/0671631985. But we can go through 3-5 lessons at one sitting. We are only on 23 and she is already reading those short sentences. You could get a lot done before school starts.
Matthew and Leila loved reading Robert Munsch books when they were little (they still pick them up every now and then for a giggle). It started with me reading the books to them and then they would say the words for me. I started to wonder if they hadn’t just memorized it so we would make a game of it. We had a collection of books by the time we were done and if you would like, I will send them down to you. He is Canadian so I do not know how popular he is in the US but his book “Love You Forever” is one of my all-time favourites.
ah, that’d be great!