So there are some great ideas here. One thing I do remember even from my own reading and my oldest is the beginning reading is kind of a chore because you want to zoom and be able to do read the stories that are more interesting... a few stars to get over that hump maybe not bad. I remember being frustrated with the slowness of it. I had not thought of reading books she has memorized like Brown Bear Brown Bear. So last night she "read" it to me. We joked around and she teased me about having it memorized versus using the words, but she used the words and had a lot of fun. NO STARS needed and she had a sense of accomplishment because she read the whole book, which is what I was looking for that started the whole star thing. She has been dx with hypotonia as some of you know, and if you are a bit weaker you get a lot of negative feedback. Even flushing the toilet is hard. So... I will look into some of the books suggested. We do quite a bit of reading together. She likes a variety of books including the Magic Tree House Series, The Giving Tree and anything else as long as it has pictures. Likes the comics from the Sunday papers. She has quite the sense of humor. She wants paper comics like we get from the newspaper, so I made her one as I have not been able to find one to buy. I just cut comics out that seemed she might grasp. She loves it and reads it every night right now. Thanks everyone and glad this board is here!
