This is a fairly new concept for me. I never liked to read while growing up. I believe it was due to a lack of interesting books tossed my way added to my ADD tendencies. Now as an adult, I still struggle with reading. I'm a good reader, but I'm not a GREAT reader. I consider myself a slow reader. I'm quite envious of people who can read through a novel in one day. I just can't. It takes me a good week to read a book. This is not just due to time constraints. It's more due to attention constraints.

Anyway, I desperately want my children to enjoy reading for fun. I try to set a good example by reading regularly. We also read a book together for school. Right now, it's The Sign of the Beaver. My son is assigned a book to read for school too. He is currently reading Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims. I read all of the books that I assign him to read. That way, we can discuss them in detail. I also like it because I get to enjoy some books that I missed out on as a child.

Yesterday was not the best school day. Nathan worked on math, language arts, and finished his Bible and reading assignment. We didn't do anything together during school time due to my being very sick. I felt bad for not doing more together so when I felt a little better, I asked Nathan if he wanted to snuggle in bed with me while I read. I read one chapter from The Sign of the Beaver. Then Nathan asked to read a chapter. This book is a 5th grade book, but he had no problems at all with it. I think I helped with about 2 words. I could tell that he was tired of reading after one chapter. I asked him if he wanted me to continue. He said no. He wanted to go finish Squanto. He ran off and I let him finish his book last night. He stayed up a bit late, but he finished his book. He had the rest of the week to do it, but I knew he felt proud of himself for finishing early. I felt proud as I watched him enjoy a book for fun. I'm looking forward to our conversation today as we discuss the book. We also plan on finishing The Sign of the Beaver today.