4/21/09

Crazy around here

My apologies for the lack of updates around here. We're in the midst of some major power struggles in the house. Mostly, Victoria is challenging our decisions, and our patience. A happy V is to be found playing Uno (her new favorite game - we play at least a half-dozen times a day), reading stories, or watching toons. That's pretty much all she wants to do. Oh - and school started back up today, which she missed a lot. She hadn't been in 2 weeks. Last week was spring break, and the week prior we were all too sick to do much of anything.

Anything that strays from the above activities pretty much results in total meltdown. So we're slowly working through it. Very slowly.

Last night marked quite a big milestone - she finished her Hooked on Phonics Kindergarten set! She can read all two dozen stories that came with it, and is pretty much trying to read everything she sees - what's on the tv (network ID), road signs, packages, etc. More importantly, she's now able to catch if we skip part of a story, or veer off the wording in a story book (no more shortening stories before bedtime!)

Here's a video of her reading one of the last stories in the H.O.P. program.

3 comments:

Karen said...

What a joy to see V reading, comprehending and enjoying her new skill. When she was here last week we let her pick beginning readers from the library. She of course read them but still very much enjoyed sitting in our lap and having the story also read to her. She's not ready to give that up yet.Good work Mom and Dad! Love and hugs, Busha

Hooked on Phonics said...

Congrats Victoria! That is some excellent reading. Keep it up!

Jim & Penny Irelan said...

It's amazing to see her reading and to see her light up because something is funny in the story. She really understands what she is reading too! Keep up the good work! Miss u guys! xoxo