Each month Eleanor and I share the chapter books we read. We've been reading chapter books since before Kindergarten and her attention span as a four year old was definitely something to brag about. Eleanor was born a reader and that makes my heart so, so happy.
I am making a couple changes because Eleanor is becoming a more independent reader at home. She has no problem plowing through books at school, but at home she prefers I read to her while she is drawing, painting, working on a science project, etc. Plus, who doesn't also love being read to at bedtime?
Currently Reading Together
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Read Together
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Currently Reading Independently*
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*Eleanor has begun reading more than one book at a time. I can't imagine where she got that idea from.
Eleanor's Independent Reads
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Eleanor's DNFs
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Do the kiddos in your life have an interest in any of these?
Happy Reading,
Eleanor and Sarah