Taelyn has really taken off with her reading this school year, and loves to read and write little booklets. One day, she overheard Justin say that his stomach was hurting, and she decided that she wanted to do something nice for her day to make him feel better. So she got Kaelia and I together and told us that she wanted us all to make a book for him. After putting our hands together and yelling "Girl Power!" she directed us to the playroom to begin. We all drew pictures on some paper, and then Kaelia and I went off to play together. This was not good enough for Taelyn, however. She continued to make more and more pictures. Then folded the papers and turned them in to a book format and started to add text. She then asked me how to spell a few words while she sounded out others, and before I knew it, she had created her own little book called Justin's Race. Taelyn read her book to Justin afterward, and it certainly made his stomach feel better!
Taelyn's passion for reading books has also inspired Kaelia. Tonight, in fact, Kaelia asked if she could read Taelyn's homework reading book. I expected to read the book to her, but she took over right away and told me the title. Then page by page, she read the words to me. She sounded out some of the words that she didn't know and needed help with a few others, but for the most part, she read the entire book! The more and more that she read, the more excited I got until Justin and Taelyn, who were reading on their own, heard the commotion and came over to watch Kaelia read too. Taelyn was also helpful if Kaelia got stuck on a big word like "hungry." What is amazing to me, though, is how Kaelia could pick up the skill of reading without any help from us or from school. She has not been explicitly taught phonetic sounds, but she showed us tonight that she can sound out words and identify sight words. I think she just takes in what her sister is learning and tries it out for herself. We are so proud of her and of both of our little readers!
Taelyn's passion for reading books has also inspired Kaelia. Tonight, in fact, Kaelia asked if she could read Taelyn's homework reading book. I expected to read the book to her, but she took over right away and told me the title. Then page by page, she read the words to me. She sounded out some of the words that she didn't know and needed help with a few others, but for the most part, she read the entire book! The more and more that she read, the more excited I got until Justin and Taelyn, who were reading on their own, heard the commotion and came over to watch Kaelia read too. Taelyn was also helpful if Kaelia got stuck on a big word like "hungry." What is amazing to me, though, is how Kaelia could pick up the skill of reading without any help from us or from school. She has not been explicitly taught phonetic sounds, but she showed us tonight that she can sound out words and identify sight words. I think she just takes in what her sister is learning and tries it out for herself. We are so proud of her and of both of our little readers!
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