Books Books and More Books

*Grandmama, this one is for you*

The girls love to read. They have obviously inherited yours (and their Daddy's) love of books. Trips to the library, especially the "Big Library" in a neighboring town are things the girls look forward to.

As you know, Charis has been learning to read for some time now. Yes, we've worked and worked on phonics, but the whole learning to read thing has just been something in which she seems to have a knack...

Being that she doesn't really nap anymore, she is allowed to read in bed for two hours. (sneaky of me, eh?) AND then in thanks to my friend, Leanne, she now gets to take a flashlight with her to bed at night, where she reads books until she gets tired. So all in all, she's reading to herself for well over two hours a day. Which means she gets a LOT of unpressured practice in sounding out words.

Well, this morning, I was in my room getting ready and I could hear Charis in her room reading from our "The Big Book of Questions and Answers" book. Well, apparently this whole "reading in bed program" has helped her reading to really take off! Because here is what I heard her reading:

"Question: Can a Turtle get out of its shell? Answer: When a turtle is turned over on its back, it probably wishes it could get out of its shell. Once a turtle is turned over, it is helpless. But a turtle cannot get out of its shell. The shell is a part of its body. In fact, the shell grows from a turtle's ribs. Without its shell a turtle will die."

I couldn't believe it!!! Yeah, there were a few words she had trouble with...like "without" and "once". BUT I couldn't be more proud of her!! And I knew you would be so proud as well! I figured that being far away and unable to hear her read, you'd appreciate this post. Maybe next time I'll be able to post a video of it all.

BTW: She asks to come and see you guys all the time now. Last night at dinner, she said "We need to go see Grandmama and Grandpa very soon, okay? Like tomorrow." :)