So I'm not certain we can say that Maeve is exactly reading, but she is successfully sounding out words. At the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, I did a little experiment of my own - I found a short, simple word written in an accessible spot, and asked her what it said. She sounded out all four letters - P A S T. Then she tried again: P A ST - she put the last two together. Then she looked at me, and said, "Past?"
I gave her a big hug and a high five and told her she was right, the word was past. Then I tried to explain what the past is; since we were in the dinosaur area, this wasn't too hard. But I was kind of floored. She did it! I think we're at the point where she can sound out and interpret simple words, which is a great beginning. And oh, the doors this key will unlock! I mean, butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high!
Didn't I just give birth to this baby... oh yeah, three years ago almost. Yikes.
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