#20 - Teach Ryan to Read & #21 - Teach Kaylin to Write her Name

Ryan's been sounding out words like a pro for several weeks now, but I'm just getting around to crossing it off my 101 Goals in 1001 Days list. His teacher's amazing games and activities coupled with sight word flashcards and reading exercises that we do when Ryan doesn't have homework have worked. Then a couple of weeks ago, I asked him to try reading a poem in his homework binder and I only had to help him with a couple of words. He's totally reading!!! #20 on my list is DONE.

But today really shocked me. Last week, I helped Kaylin work on writing her K's and decided to work on one letter a week until she could write her name. No need! Apparently, the "K" was the only letter she was having trouble with. This morning as she was making a card for her friend's birthday party, she wrote her whole name without prompting! I almost cried, I was so proud. So that crosses #21 off my list without much effort on my part.