Book Review and Reading

Some kids bring their homework folder in on Monday. It's not due till Thursday. Vivian works on hers before breakfast on Thursday morning. Luckily last week we checked early and saw that she had a book review due on Thursday morning and she would have to read a book in front of her class on Wednesday . She selected If You Give A Moose A Muffin. By Wednesday morning she had read the book sufficient times to master most of the words. It was also the day of her máquina simple exhibition. And by Thursday before breakfast she finished her review ("I will tell my friends to read the book because it is funny").

Her English teacher was very happy with how Vivian read the book.

I find it amazing that Vivian can pick up almost anything and eventually and painfully read it. It's a quantum jump - almost like when she started speaking. Most of us read. It's easy to forget that it takes a few years of work to master this seemingly simple but precious skill.