Book It!

The kids' elementary school does Pizza Hut Book Its.  The teachers aren't very consistent about who hands them out and how they are earned - but the librarian is - she gives out Book Its for AR points.  AR is a reading / comprehension program that they do, unless you can read well enough to take a comprehension test, then it's up to your teacher whether or not you participate.  Anna Elise has earned lots of Book Its over the years - she is an awesome reader and has had teachers that help her and that pass them out.  Calvin has never earned one.  He has never had a teacher help him earn one.  One day while at the library, the librarian introduced him to Henry & Mudge books.  They are perfect.  He can read them in one day, they interest him, and they are part of the AR program.  He is finally a good enough reader that he can take the AR tests on his own and earn points.  Calvin earned an AR Book It for the month of November.  He came home ecstatic!  He is so proud and I am so glad that the librarian helped him find some good books.  Calvin is not the best reader in his class, but he can read - when you give him the time he needs - and nobody does that except me.  I'm glad he has found some books that he can check out and I can sit with him and help him read them at night and he can take the tests at school and get some positive reinforcement!  He gets a new Henry & Mudge book everyday.  On Thursday he asked me if he could get a drawing book instead to read over the weekend.  He came home on Friday with a 'How to Draw' book and has been drawing pictures every spare second all weekend.  I am so glad he is doing better with his reading, that he is getting rewarded for it and I love that he is suddenly taking an interest in something new!  

Calvin drawing and Celeste joining him (nobody can do anything without her!)