"Learning to Read . . . "
Joe Nye from House Beautiful
Read
a poem by Ann Turner.
Do you remember
learning to read?
learning to read?
That book full of squiggles
like ants, escaped.
like ants, escaped.
the teacher's big thumb
on the page,
your heart beating inside
afraid that all you'd ever see
was ants - - -
on the page,
your heart beating inside
afraid that all you'd ever see
was ants - - -
Mica Ertegun for Architectural Digest
Then a word popped out.
"See," and another, "cat,"
and my finger on teacher's
we read "I see cat."
and my finger on teacher's
we read "I see cat."
I ran around the room -
so happy I saw words -
instead of ants.
I can remember the day I learned to read. It was also the day that a knew that I wanted a library in my home.
Cheers,
tartanscot
Comments
Teaching my gang to read has been one of my biggest joys as a mother!
Thank you for these great pictures.
Sharon
Reading is the key to all aspects of life. Where would we be without our books. I love books~bookshelves and public libraries. Also, the authors who penned the words.
Kare
Beth
I'm proud to say that not only did I teach my daughter how to read, I helped her learn to enjoy reading. A big plus when you get to college and have more homework than you ever imagined but still want to find time for your own book list. Like those old after-school commercials used to say, reading really should be "FUNdamental".
xo