reading time

Madeline has just recently begun to put letters together and read. I have never taught anyone to read and so while I feel a little uncertain, it is enjoyable to have that time with her. Sometimes I can't hold back laughing when she sounds out a word with letters that aren't there (for example, the word was had and she said Horse). I worry that I'm going to hurt her feelings, but then she laughs just as hard as I do. Tonight we were in one of our laughing spells and she said We're cracking up. We're just like hyenas!