Things are growing here at our house. The garden is about to reach its maximum output. Carrots have been frozen and beets have been pickled and canned. Now we wait a little while longer for our next round of preserving the fruits (or vegetables) of our labors. Tomatoes, cucumbers, corn, peppers, and zucchini will all have their day.
My eight year old has had a growth spurt as well - in reading. It's amazing what happens with a child's development when you look away for a minute. As we have spent more time away from books over the summer, she has continued her education. Just months ago I felt that I was continually coming up against a wall in terms of her reading capabilities. I tried not to worry, but as is my nature, I did worry.
Then one day, I discovered her reading chapter books. From there she moved onto Kipling's Just So Stories. Now she is reading Black Beauty - a book she didn't much care for as a read aloud. What in the world happened there? Something just clicked. All the phonics apparently began making sense. Reading for contextual clues helped to bridge the gaps. She. Is. Reading.
I've gone back to regular yoga practice, so I'm doing some growing of my own. I'm such a better person with regular yoga practice. The flexibility and strength that come from that are really just extras in comparison to what it does for my spirit. Ahhhhh.
So we are growing some good stuff this summer, even if I don't manage to post about it often enough.
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3 comments:
It's amazing to watch these sudden leaps in development, isnt it?
Kipling's stories are simply gorgeous.
Reading came to my daughters around the same age. They could read easy books with me, but it wasn't until about 8 1/2 that they WANTED to read. I think there's a maturity piece that has to come where they want to sit down and read something instead of playing.
Nice to "meet" you mymomvt. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I'm on my way to your blog to visit. :-)
I think you're right about the maturity piece of wanting to read independently. That makes perfect sense.
And dear patience, thank you for so often "getting" me. :-)Our development leaps have always caught me off guard, as they don't always seem to be what most folks would consider sequential. We seem to be all over the place with grade levels - really all over the place. You and Rose continually inspire me to go gently on regardless of what the norms dictate.
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