Recently Ava told me "Mom there is something I want more than anything else in the world." I replied "Oh really, what is it?" She warmed my heart by saying "I want to be a great reader. I want to know all the words. But I don't yet."
Boy, does she ever love to read. Earlier in the week I hurt my back and I was spending a little time on the heating pad. After school Ava laid next to me on the floor and read book after book to me. Right now her favorite is Are you my mother? by P.D. Eastman. I've heard it over and over! She also likes a lot of the Dr. Seuss early readers like Hop on Pop and Ten Apples Up on Top.
It amazes me that she comes home from long day at kindergarten and wants to continue working. She sits down at the table to color, write, read and even picks up math workbooks. All of her own choosing.
She is still having difficulty going to school. Earlier in the week I bought her a little stuffed kitten that meows. She carries it to school and then puts it in her backpack when she gets to school. It seems to be helping, but I'm also worried about how spring break will affect her when we return. Only seven and a half more weeks of school left!!
Ava is a lot like her Momma. I still remember her not wanting to try to read because it was too hard. She is growing up to fast too. Love my grands. Meme
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