Our boy is a reader!

Our boy is reading!  Today and yesterday, Joseph was able to read (with a little help) 2 long stories from a Frog and Toad anthology.  Now Frog and Toad books are fairly simple but still, Joseph has moved WAY past early readers at this point.  I am so excited!

Besides his new fluency, Joseph has realized that he can READ for FUN!  Maybe that is the most important thing -- Joseph is no longer straining painfully to read books, but can gain information and have fun while he reads.  Along with his siblings, he loves Sonic the Hedgehog. Today I heard him working through a Sonic comic book and he was able to read many of the words.

He is 7 and a half and I'm so pleased at his progress. He isn't an advanced reader yet, but I think we're over the biggest hump in the reading journey.