Theo: Almost Reading and Writing

Theo can just about read, and he sometimes constructs his own sentences using the magnetized letters on the fridge. He also has a fondness for writing everyone's names down. Like his dad, he doesn't plan out exactly what he's going to write before he starts.

His sister is also very interested in the whole process. When he writes RUBY, she reads it: "Theo!". However, she did help him read the Pepe and Papa book the other night. Theo wasn't sure if "Papa" spelled Pepe or Papa, he said Pepe first. Ruby heard Mama encourage the "pa" sound, and immediately said Papa--but she wasn't looking at the book.