We still read to ivy at night (and plan to until she goes off to college ;) Anyway, I was surprised how much she learns. Right now, she is beginning to ask about the words and "pretend" to read them herself. She is also really good at making up her own stories. She has a story/character called "The Adventures of Nola Nut" and just the other day, she made up a poem! "True Love is to be so happy as me"