Last winter and spring, Andrew was smitten…obsessed one might even say…with learning his letters. He spent lots of time writing letters and copying words on his easel. He went through workbooks at a furious pace. Then over the summer, the passion faded, and nary a letter has been seen. It’s all fine with me! Whatever interests a youngster at the moment is a good thing to explore.
While he hasn’t been writing, Andrew has been working on reading. When we were at Carleton for my 10th reunion in June, we picked up a book by Mo Willems called Are You Ready to Play Outside?
Thanks to my friend Mandee for introducing me to the world of Mo Willems, we are now good friends with Knuffle Bunny and the Pigeon. The Elephant and Piggy books are a series of early reader book, and Andrew loves them. He devours them. And I think they’re pretty great too.
It’s really amazing for me to watch Andrew’s reading skills growing as he learns more vocabulary and increases his confidence.
Here’s a video I took of Andrew a couple weeks ago. We’re in the library parking lot. Andrew wanted to start reading a book right away (but he wanted me there to help when he gets stuck. Sometimes he gets a little panicky when he gets stuck on a word). So I video taped him. Enjoy!
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Nancy McElmurryat 5:41pm on September 11th
Wow! That's amazing. I remember when Tom started to read. There was no stopping him after he got his glasses.
Althea Babler Dotzourat 11:37pm on September 13th
It's really fun to watch these kids learn! Andrew's blossoming with early reading, and Sylvia is learning to say more words every day!
The girl I used to nanny has “There’s a Bird on your Head.” I love that book! It cracks me up every time! Sometimes she reads it, and sometimes I read it, but she does such a funny job with the voices. I haven’t read any of the other Elephant & Piggie books, but I may have to swing by the children’s section next time I’m at the library and take a look.
Yay Andrew!!! Such a sweet video!
Wow! That's amazing. I remember when Tom started to read. There was no stopping him after he got his glasses.
Wow! That's amazing. I remember when Tom started to read. There was no stopping him after he got his glasses.
It's really fun to watch these kids learn! Andrew's blossoming with early reading, and Sylvia is learning to say more words every day!
It's really fun to watch these kids learn! Andrew's blossoming with early reading, and Sylvia is learning to say more words every day!