Evan, the teacher

Keagan has expressed, again, the desire to learn to read. This week I covered the -at family with him and he seemed to get it the second time around. Encouraged by this, Evan has decided to help Keagan learn to read. This morning he created a list of fifteen "snap" words, made flashcards of the words, and made a check-off list that shows mastery or non-mastery of the words. Once this was done and once Keagan practiced reciting the words, Evan decided it was time to move on to Bob books. The two crawled into the bed with the level 1 red Bob Books, and Evan helped Keagan stretch out the words. At one point I heard Evan say, "Don't look at the pictures, Keagan. You need to sound the words out."

I can't wait to see how long this process lasts. I give it a week, if that, before one gets mad at the other and the reading lesson turns into a wrestling match. However, seeing them read together before bed is so heart-warming.