Savannah has been bitten by the reading bug. She can't seem to put her books down. Yes, that is books in the plural form. Last I checked, she had four chapter books going at the same time and wanted to crack open, Flat Stanley. I told her four was enough so last night she quickly finished up, Ramona and Her Mother, and is almost done with, Flat Stanley, as of tonight.
At first, I thought she was picking up books because she knew it made me happy. We purchased, Ivy and Bean, while in Washington and she flew through the first book. I praised her because she was lounging around reading for the first time. I assumed she enjoyed the praise and, subsequently, asked for the second book in the series. I was wrong. Savannah read through all seven books in two weeks. It is evident she enjoys reading.
Her teacher assigns the class 15 minutes of reading each night. This is Savannah's first taste of homework since her old school doesn't assign homework in First Grade. Upon hearing that reading was homework, Savannah was thrilled. "Actually, I am happy that we have to read every night. It's exciting to me."
Enough said. . .
