Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Reading As A Life Skill

Jeremy has taken the bulk of the school year to decide he was confident enough with his reading to just read anything that comes into his hands. He, of course, now loves to read to anyone who will listen, to himself, and to show the girls he can write as well as they can and read as well too. (Just like siblings, right?)
The other night Bob was going through the newspaper - reading whatever stories were there and looking over the ads for the grocery stores. Jeremy, knowing that we always look over the ads and then figure out what to buy based on what's a good price and when, saw the ads were just sitting to the side when Bob was done. So, being the intelligent individual that he is - (or wants people to think he is), he sits down on the couch, picks up the paper and begins to read.

J: "Wow! Mustard is a great price! It's only 99 cents!"
B: "Do you like mustard?"
J: "No."
B: " Does Gabi like mustard?"
J: "No."
B: "Does Beth like mustard?"
(Beth, who is listening in): "NO Way!"
J: "No."
B: "Does Peter or mommy like mustard?"
J: " No. I don't know."
M: "Not really."
B: "So it doesn't make sense to buy mustard, does it, if no one likes it?"
J: "No. But it is a good price.....Oh! And crab is only 9 hundred and 99 cents!"

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