This is how I find Annalise and Ryan several times a week. Ryan has always loved reading. He reads constantly, I can't even imagine how many books he reads a year. Our house has several libraries in it; books everywhere I look! I hate to read...I would rather scrapbook, email, be crafty, talk on the phone, play cards...or even watch the hair on my legs grow. Did I mention that I hate reading?
Annalise has been reading since she was 4. She started AR (Accelerated Reading) in Pre-K and set a record for the amount of books that she read and points that she earned. She read a lot in Kindergarten last year and she has picked up the pace even more in 1st grade. She keeps a list booklist and turns it in at school of all the books she reads. Since September, she is currently on book #106...seriously...106 books in 4 1/2 months. I think that is more books than I have read in the past 15 years. 106 books that are not your ordinary "See Jane Run" 1st grade books. She reads WAY beyond her grade level, and since her birthday 2 months ago has started and finished a couple of book series.
The other day she noticed a scratch on her sisters face. She was very concerned...she said, "OH NO MOM!" I wasn't sure what the big deal was since it just looked like she scratched herself with her little fingernails. Annalise says, "we really need to watch this scratch. If the bacteria from this scratch gets in her eye, then her white blood cells will rush to her eye to try to fight the infection. If this happens and her eye gets pus in it she could get pink eye!" Since we have never had pink eye in our household for her to be so well versed in it, I said, "where did you hear that?" She looked at me matter of factly and said, "I read it in a book in the library at school." Then she just bee-bopped on with the rest of her afternoon!
I am glad she is a reader. It is a special thing that she shares with her daddy. I love to see them curled up in the recliner with their books, sitting together in their own worlds. I love to see her get excited and tell me about what she is reading about. She gets into it, and it is AWESOME. I can't wait to see what else she tells me about in th years to come, and how much more medical advice I will receive!
That's awesome! Cori has been reading voraciously since age 4 when she followed me around the house demanding I teach her to read. "Teaching" her took about 3 sessions, then when she realized the only magic was making letters match sounds to make words, she was off! "I got the idea Mom."
ReplyDeleteAlli couldn't read very well until she was 8. I think it was because she knew I WANTED her to read, and she was irritated with me and her teachers trying so hard to get her there. Can you say CONTROL issues?
After 3rd grade she constantly got herself in trouble for reading in class, especially during math! Only Alli would find a way to make reading a subversive activity!
Loved the photo of Ab Sr. and Ab Jr.!