
What to do When Your Child Gets Stuck on a Word
My daughter, Lizzie, is now 21 and will be graduating from college soon. Many moons ago, when she was seven, we received word from her teacher that she wasn’t where she should be in terms of reading. Unlike my other two children, Lizzie just wasn’t into reading and I have to admit, our busy life seemed to get into the way of a nightly commitment to read. Knowing the importance of reading with your child daily, we made a concerted effort to read with Liz for at least 20 minutes each night. One night as I was walking by the couch I heard my husband tell Liz to “just sound it out”. As I peeked over at the book, the