tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561166195019764494.post7448013677738789608..comments2024-03-26T19:43:00.143-04:00Comments on Life in the Valley: ReadingHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08933651090855015646noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561166195019764494.post-43795378750060675242011-08-26T17:05:04.173-04:002011-08-26T17:05:04.173-04:00Ha! Kori you are hilarious. Could you have your ...Ha! Kori you are hilarious. Could you have your kids call me and teach ME about communism? :)<br /><br />It is so hard not to compare, especially as homeschooling moms - since it's our 'job' to make sure our kids are proficient. E didn't read until 6.5 - I supposed that's late for some, but it was just right for her. keep up the character work....the world needs more of that than it does kids who can brag at 30 about how they new haw to read at 3. ;)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08933651090855015646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561166195019764494.post-82016500868823423642011-08-26T09:23:41.444-04:002011-08-26T09:23:41.444-04:00thanks, Heather. I'm getting the Beechick boo...thanks, Heather. I'm getting the Beechick book. I am feeling really overwhelmed with the academics for some reason...probably because my sis-in-law with a 5th grade level reader at 5 years old was here yesterday. I'm trying to remember that all she does is read fairy books and knows nothing about character building and the Lord....which of course is where I spend A LOT of our time. Isn't it so hard NOT to compare? ugh!<br /><br />But, my boys did give me a comprehensive rundown on what communism is last night...at 6 & 7 years old. You should've seen my husband's face. LOL! All is not lost. ;)Korihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210462367244058764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561166195019764494.post-48990888138955233092010-11-07T23:47:49.973-05:002010-11-07T23:47:49.973-05:00It does take a while at the very beginning, but th...It does take a while at the very beginning, but then....well, they just take off. I tell you, *everything* changes for you then! It makes life so easy when they can read themselves, and very soon, you will - like me - end up saying to them, 'Put the book away for a couple of minutes at least. There's more to life than reading, you know. GO TIDY YOUR ROOM!!'<br />Yep, I know have four 'readers'....three of whom are, er, obsessive, and so have to be dragged from their books.<br />Happy teaching. The season will pass very soon.<br />Love, Anne <br />PS - oh, love the new photo at the top. Lovely xHomeschool on the Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400742529025230433noreply@blogger.com