A Blaze of Phonics Glory

A few days ago, instead of rereading one of her school primers- one that neither of us really liked-- I impulsively picked up a book from the shelf next to us. I haven't read them the Little Bear books since last spring or summer probably, but Millie made the immediate choice for Little Bear instead of Dan of the Den. I don't blame her. Little Bear was loads more fun.

I rarely take any videos of the girls and often forget that my camera even has that capability, but I was so excited to see her reading it that I remembered the video with a jolt. This clip is especially for Grandma Owen, who is too far away to hear her read in person. To explain Millie's beginning comment, I stopped recording to tell her to stop laughing, because she kept pausing at all the funny parts to spend a minute laughing the most painfully artificial laughter ever. You'll see that she couldn't refrain from one last, short laugh, though, to make sure Grandma caught the joke.

(And the enunciation-- oh, the enunciation!)