Pre-Testing Observations

My subject ia a 5 year-old pre-school student. My main objective is to see if the child is ready to read. Some interesting things about this child is when his mother was pregnant with him she listened to music all the time. She went to a Gretchen Wilson Concert and during the concert the child kicked more than usual. She listened to the song "Redneck Woman," all the time during her pregnancy. We would laugh, but he would kick every time she listened to the song. Later, I baby sat the child and he was upset and would not stop crying. His mother said to play the song "Redneck Woman." I did and I could not believe it but he stopped crying. Now, at age 5 he loves music and he loves to sing. On his fifth birthday he was in a restaurant and he wanted to write down what he wanted to eat. He asked, "How do I spell salad?" Then he asked, "How do I spell pizza?' Then he asked,"how do I spell mozzarella?" After we spelled the words, he wrote them down and gave his order to the waiter. He currently can recognize signs, such as McDonald's, Walmart,etc. He also can tell how many syllables are in a word. He knows the letters of the alphabet and has begun to put letters together. I think he is about ready to begin reading. I will begin testing on him next week. Check back for my results!