Ane’s Personal Challenge

We had just finished up another Junie B. book, so I suggested to Ane that for her 15 minutes, she should read to me.

She balked. I insisted. She has so many of these “Step into Reading” books in the early levels, and has learned so many “snappy words” at school, that I felt she could easily read a Level 1 story to me.

Naturally, she picked a Level 2 instead. It was from her Disney Princess book of 6, A Pet for a Princess.

And… she did pretty well! She does have a tendency to look at me instead of the words, because she is hoping that I will just give her the word. But she has her phonics so well memorized from school that she’s almost doing the motions unconsciously, and she could read more words than I think she even realized.

I think we need to do more of this “reading out loud” thing. I don’t want to overload Ane and discourage her, but I definitely think that it is time for her to get used to reading on her own, and reading out loud. It’s a skill everyone needs to learn and cultivate.

When she was done, I told her how proud I was of her for trying and doing so well. A little praise can go a long way with this kid. And I could tell that even though she hadn’t really wanted to do this, she was pleased with herself, too.

We’ve come a long way, kiddo.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 12:52 am and is filed under Children, School Days.
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