A friend of mine loaned me a book called Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. It's quite incredible. We're on lesson 22, and Grace has learned how to sound out words and read small one and two sentence "stories." The pace at which she learns is quite incredible. I was getting frustrated with our early attempts--she has been able to recognize all the letters in the alphabet for 2 years, but didn't get the concept of "sounding it out." This book changed that.
Every day, she asks if she can have "Princess Lessons." She puts on a pretty princess dress and decides which Princess she would like to be. I'm her "teacher" and I "rescue" her from the evil stepmother or wicked queen. Reading unlocks the door to the dungeon!!!! She loves it, and after her lesson she gets to choose a piece of candy or a sticker. It's so cool to watch her learn.
I was reading the newspaper at 5 years old, and I've been a bit disappointed that she hasn't caught on to reading as naturally as I'd expected. However, I have no idea what formal instruction I received through daycare and preschool. And I started kindergarten early, in private school.
Anyways, this curriculum is amazing.
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