Madeline Read Today!!

Wow! It was so fantastic. LaDawna was telling me yesterday about a program they are doing with her 2 1/2 year old and she is now reading about 5-6 words. I kinda made me wonder about the phonics approach I had read about, studied about and was using with Madeline. I hadn't really taken the time to test her knowledge yet. I guess I figured she just needed more time....then again, the fact that she could point to more states on a map at two than I could at thirty two, should have clued me into her abilities! Anyway, we pulled out a couple of the beginning phonics books and bam! Some of them were site words that she just knew and then we got to the word map and you could see her stop...look at it....and then sound it out!! M-A-P!! Jason and I just about fell out of our chairs!!! What a great day to get to experience that with my child, especially.....can I mention the satisfaction of knowing that I taught her to read! Thank you God for the blessing of getting to be a stay at home mom and the blessings of healthy, smart, wonderful children!