It's happened. Finally :) Kookaburra is really reading, successfully, without assistance, novels! What has really helped was getting his eyes tested again after he'd been complaining of headaches usually in conjunction with reading quietly for about twenty minutes. Turns out he has astigmatism, which is very common and means that when he has been reading, one eye has been blurry and the other is working harder to compensate for it. Poor little chook. But doesn't he look a treat in his new specs?! Scrumptious little man. I'm so proud of him. What has also helped on the road to reading novels was purchasing the large print read aloud editions of the Narnia series - difficult to find but well worth the trouble of relieving the strain and making the reading experience just a whole lot nicer for him.
Kookaburra only has a few chapters to go and he's finished The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe which means for him that he can finally watch the movie. Kangaroo and I chatted about how he was going to feel when Kookaburra can stay up later then him and watch this special movie. Incredibly jealous but levelheaded would be an accurate description. He totally understands but wants to feel special too so in celebration of his brother's achievement Kangaroo is allowed to borrow The Cat in the Hat movie as his special treat and go to sleep in Mum and Dad's bed with me afterwards. Hopefully he'll be happy with that and everything will be swell.
Hopefully ;)
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Am so glad the glasses made a difference. And they suit him so well - as if he's always worn them.
Yay Liam!! :D
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