what was happening in the pictures he was seeing.
i learned this is called 'pre-reading',
is a very important step in reading.
on occasion, finn would say "you aren't really reading scoutie"
and at first this would upset him but after hearing c and i explain
the importance of what he was doing,
scoutie started responding "i know finn, i'm PRE-reading".
{i loved that - even recorded that in this book}
for the past year, his teacher at the rock, miss heidi,
has been working with him and the other children in
his pre-k class helping them sound out simple words.
he had already learned what sound each letter made back
in his 3 year old class, so he was ready for this next step - very ready.
{pointing out simple words in chapter books that we read together before bed} .
our little guy is no longer 'pre-reading', he is a reader!
a beginner reader, but a reader nonetheless.
here he is reading one of his favorite books: a cars boardbook that
his aunt stacey and cousin aidan gave him for a birthday one year.
i can't tell you how happy it makes me to see him enjoying reading.
