Third class

I've started incorporating at home some of the techniques we've been addressing. My daughter is going on 2 1/2 and she enjoys when we read to her. This week, I began to make the experience a bit more interactive for her. She's learning how to identify the front cover, back cover and spine of the book. Also, I show her the title page and the author. I've been having her make some predictions about the book before we open it up to read. Of course, most of them she has already read so she has an advantage, but it is interesting to see that she does comprehend the main story points. I also have begun running my finger along the bottom of the words as I read to her, so she can identify the words on the page and follow the pattern of moving from line to line and reading left to write. I have noticed when she "writes her name" with a pen and paper, she will write from left to right and she's starting to do the up/down zigzag thing. It's so exciting!