I just wanted to share something amazing with you.
Last night I was going to bed and noticed Esme’s light was still on and I could hear her talking. When I went to see her she was sat in bed surrounded by toy rabbits reading a ‘Clangers’ book to them. She told me there was one word she’d struggled with – ignition – but that she’d read the whole book other than that.
For the first time ever I had to remind her it was late and ask her to turn the light off as soon as she’d finished that page.
To my knowledge it is the first time she has ever read a book and the first time she’s ever read anything voluntarily.
I sat on the stairs and listened to the rest of the page, and it was such a joy to hear her actually reading. I had really doubted that it would ever happen.
Huge thanks to everyone in the Easyread team
– R
