The Littlest Things

     Reading with my sister this week has made me realize how much alike we are. I have noticed a lot more about her and her actions while she reads. In the beginning of the week, Cyprille came up to me and asked if we would still be reading this week. I said no. She had the biggest smile on her face which flipped to the saddest face in seconds when I told her I was kidding. (I'm pretty evil sometimes). This little moment that had happened reminded me of the day before break. I was all hyped up because my teacher hasn't mentioned anything about homework but halfway through class, my teacher tells us we have homework. I had the same exact facial expression as Cyprille. As we started reading the story "The Little Mermaid", I noticed that Cyprille reads as much as she can before having to take another breath. She has done this before but not as much as she did while reading this story. While she was looking at pictures in the story, I'd notice the small things in the picture like a small starfish on top of a big rock next to Ariel (the mermaid). Next thing I know Cyprille points at the book and says " look a mini starfish!". I've noticed her noticing things that I notice while she reads. She really liked this story because of the pictures and it was a pretty easy read for her. As far as improvement goes I believe that my little sister has improved but not dramatically. I hope to see a dramatic change in her reading within these two months. Although it does take time and patience, two things I will be willing to sacrifice so that Cyprille becomes a better reader and that her knowledge of knowing how to read will get her at a high level in school.

                                                      from: princess.disney.com/ariel

The Princess and the Pea

   Over these past two weeks of observing my sister read, I've come to realize that the story or book itself has a huge impact on her. She enjoys reading certain stories but really hates reading others. For instance, she disliked reading the story "The Nightingale" but loved reading the story "The Princess and the Pea". Cyprille would read "The Nightingale" with complete and utter boredom. Then she read "The Princess and the Pea" with total focus and enthusiasm. I find this really cool only because when I was her age, when I had to read any sort of book I read all of them with boredom. None of them interested in me even if the book had my favorite superhero in it (Superman is my favorite super hero by the way). I'm beginning to think that Cyprille only likes books with princesses or maybe books with a lot of happiness. Who knows. I don't want to ask her why she likes this book and doesn't like the other because I want to figure it out myself throughout these two months of observing my little sister read.

                          10/5/14

              Photo taken by Brylle.