Reading Motivation

Nothing like a little motivation...Timo really wants to learn how to read but finds the simply word books boring. So I got him a few early reader books on a subject he loves...Star Wars! He loves this little pack I found at Costco. He asks if he can stay up 5 minuets after bedtime to read the books in his bed. I often find him asleep with the books under him, as if he was so tired but he just couldn't put them down. He isn't reading yet, but at least the words are really simple to understand and easy to test out that whole "sound out the word." One thing I've learned, you never realized how bad the English language is until you teach someone to ready...try explaining why "c" and "k" sound the same...sometimes...