Ophelia

We're visiting Grandma right now. Having struggled with getting some of her children to read well, she was very anxious to hear J read. I have no idea what they were reading, but I think Grandma was having fun, giving J obscure words to see if he could read them. She was properly impressed when he encountered the word "Ophelia" and didn't skip a beat!

J's Aunt, also visiting, was impressed with his skill at reading out loud. He really is quite good at phrasing and inflection. I remember working on that with him twice, and as usual, he picked it up very easily.

I was pleasantly surprised to find J in the back row of the van with a book of silly songs, with 2 cousins and his brother packed in there with him, leading them in singing a song about a food fight. On this trip, J has really enjoyed his reading skills, and I think he got his younger cousin really excited about learning to read, too!