Daddy drives the "school bus" every morning, and especially on Tuesday and Thursday when Luke doesn't go to school, it is a long ride for Amanda. About 30 minutes with the cro-magnon chauffeur who isn't a particularly good conversationalist, don't you know?
At the start of the school year, Amanda amused herself with picture-heavy books like Olivia in which the picture really tells the story, and laughed delightedly at the funniest pictures; especially Olivia's reproduction of Jackson Pollock's painting on the wall of her room.
A couple weeks ago, though, she started picking up a joke book and reading the jokes, telling her favorites aloud. In the past week, she has been reading longer story books with fewer pictures, such as Amelia Bedelia and Morris Goes to School.
Just like Ella three years ago, there's nothing like regular stretches of intense boredom to drive a child to learn to read fluently!
At the start of the school year, Amanda amused herself with picture-heavy books like Olivia in which the picture really tells the story, and laughed delightedly at the funniest pictures; especially Olivia's reproduction of Jackson Pollock's painting on the wall of her room.
A couple weeks ago, though, she started picking up a joke book and reading the jokes, telling her favorites aloud. In the past week, she has been reading longer story books with fewer pictures, such as Amelia Bedelia and Morris Goes to School.
Just like Ella three years ago, there's nothing like regular stretches of intense boredom to drive a child to learn to read fluently!
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