read it

Juma's reading skills are coming along nicely. Today he was a little reluctant to do his lesson because he had to learn the sound "th" (as in the, this, that). He has trouble saying that sound, and usually says, "duh" for the, "dat" for that, etc. (This is extremely cute when he says, "What duh?!?!" when he sees something unexpected.)

I decided to just postpone the reading lesson until tomorrow, and concentrate today on practicing the "th" sound to warm him up. But as soon as the bath was filled and I announced bath time, he decided it was a perfect time for reading lessons. Anything to avoid getting his hair wet.

So far in reading, he has read the phrases, "mad at me," "read it," and "see me read." He even helped me read Green Eggs and Ham, by reading "am Sam."

As for me, I just read 55 student essays. One of them even had the word "obsequious" in it.