Reading

Tavish has been ready to read for quite some time. This is not surprising for a kid who knew his alphabet by age 2, knew the sounds to all of the letters shortly after and just loves books in general. He wasn't interested in exploring the reading option this summer (he'd already mastered: off, egg, stop and a few other words), so we shelved the idea. There is certainly no rush. Then, the end of November came and Tavish was obviously keen and ready. So, what's a Mom to do other than kick off the adventure in a memorable way?

MOMENT: Words Get Hammered

I located a box that was just right; dug through Tom's dusty ol' golf bag (who has time for golf with two kids?!); got out Tavish's tool box; and put the trusted black Sharpie to work... Voila. Our little guy was reading! Seeing him less than half an hour later, you can imagine how he's doing a month later ... needless to say, spelling words to other adults has become a less reliable way to keep things from him.