reading

  • PALS test

    PALS test

    After Namine finished her PALS test, Jessica texted me, “I have news. Call me.” I didn’t know what to expect.

  • Book club

    Book club

    Yesterday evening Namine joined in an online book reading. Four children, herself included, read from books of their own choice.

  • First impressions

    First impressions

    Namine and I started reading a new book last night. This one is for school, and since it’s a little too advanced for her reading level, I’m reading it to her. It’s about Claude Monet.

  • Training a child

    Training a child

    We were in the car on Sunday, headed to the grocery store. “Daddy,” Namine said, “can you play the crystal Jesus song?”

  • Ready for school

    Ready for school

    Apparently, first grade can’t come soon enough.

  • A day of baking

    A day of baking

    Did you know they have french toast-flavored bagels? I do not recommend actually making french toast with bagels. Just saying.

  • Biscuit books

    Biscuit books

    Instead of having me read to her at night, lately Namine has been reading to me.

  • Reading and spelling

    Reading and spelling

    Since I’m not home during the day, I don’t always get to see Namine’s progress firsthand. When I do, though, it’s awesome.

  • A new book

    A new book

    Having finished the junior novelization of Frozen, Namine and I have started reading Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.

  • Literacy assessment

    Literacy assessment

    Namine had her PALS-K assessment this morning. It’s a literary assessment given to students to determine potential placement (and whether a student might need additional instruction), and Namine did exceedingly well.

  • Junabee Bajones

    Junabee Bajones

    A while ago, Namine and I started reading chapter books. We’ve finished a book on Helen Keller, which she enjoyed very much, and the first in the Junie B. Jones series of books. Namine calls her “Junabee Bajones.”

  • A love of reading

    A love of reading

    Namine is thrilled about most things that, in so doing, indicate that she is a “big girl.” Not so with chapter books, though. She has no desire to read a book just because it has chapters. In this way she is much like me; a book must pull me in, it must interest me. So…