Delanie is amazing me daily with her new reading skills. We have been working on reading really hard since the beginning of the year when I noticed she was teaching herself, and I didn't want her to get into any bad habits. After doing some searching back in October, I found a program that was completely doable for both her and I, and it just made sense. I wish I had found it back in my teaching days...I know a few students that this would have worked wonders on. I really love this program, and Delanie now reads like a champ.
The other day while she was reading a story to me, she came upon the word grass, and needed to sound it out:
Delanie: Mom, I don't know this word...I think I need to sound it out.
me: OK start with the first letter
Delanie: guh guh guh
me: Next letter
Delanie: rrrrrrr
me: Next
Delanie: aaaaa
me: Last
Delanie: sssssssss
me: Now say it faster
Delanie: Guuuhhrrrasss...Grrasss....GRASS! Grass, momma it's grass!
me: Yup.
Delanie: (giggling now) Momma, if you cover up the "G" and the "R" in this word you have just plain ass! (Laughing hard now)
me: (shocked and not knowing how to respond/what to say) Excuse me?
Delanie: It says "ass" mom! (still laughing)
me: (still trying not to fall over from shock as well as trying not to laugh) Well, what does that mean (really hoping here that she is going to talk about a donkey)
Delanie: You know like aaaaaccccid! They don't know how to spell acid!
me: (wiping the sweat from my brow) Ya, I guess not...that's kind of silly, huh..
Delanie: AAAACCCCid! Giggling some more.
That was a close call!
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