ABSTRACT

Helen did, in fact, read with great fluency, expression and confidence. She paused dramatically in her reading.

‘I am a good reader, aren’t I?’ ‘No,’ I said mischievously. ‘You’re not.’ ‘I am,’ she said firmly. ‘You are the best reader I think I have ever heard,’ I told her. ‘I’m very good at writing as well,’ she commented casually when she snapped the book shut. ‘Really?’