The Magic of Bob Books, or How Beth is Incredibly Smart

Beth is going a little stir-crazy so I've been pulling out all sorts of things that were still in storage, in an effort to keep her entertained. I pulled out the "Bob Books" we used to re-inforce Katie's reading lessons, and to my surprise Beth was quickly able to read through the entire first box!

I've done nothing with her this year. She's gone through letter sounds in her kindergarten class, but they hadn't really begun to go through those in earnest until after Christmas. We went through the first book together, and I showed her how to mash the letter sounds together to sound out the words. And that was all it took - like magic, she suddenly could read!

She's excited beyond belief, of course, and has been doing nothing but reading the Bob books all day. I'm excited, too. I can't believe how easily she picked this up, and how quickly she's picking up new concepts. I'm so proud of her, and already I can't wait until she's ready to start The Wind in the Willows on her own!