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Talking the talk

April 16, 2008 by Jen

My son doesn’t talk to me any more in a normal way.

Instead of ‘mum, please pour my rice bubbles’, it’s ‘m u m, p l e a s e p o u r m y r i c e b u b b l e s.’ The spaces are supposed to show that he’s spelling everything to me.

It’s great that he is really keen to learn to spell and read everything but sometimes I just can’t be bothered to compute what his spelling is. At least some of it is quite phonetic and not what it should be which makes it a bit easier.

I’ve been meaning to do an update on his school behaviour. It’s coming.

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Comments

  1. jeanie says

    April 16, 2008 at 9:52 pm

    oh fantastic! May the joy continue (for you too, dear, for you too).

    We have a backslider on the spelling – partly coasting student, partly unpushy mother – both of which are going to change after the wake up call of getting Grade One words (in Grade Four) for spelling this week…

  2. Kristabella says

    April 17, 2008 at 3:43 am

    I’d have to have a pen and paper with me at all times!

  3. Joy says

    April 19, 2008 at 4:15 am

    Well, can’t say he isn’t keeping you on your toes Jen. I think it’s kind of cute….of course, I’m not there trying to decode everything he says. Hugs….

  4. The Brave says

    April 24, 2008 at 9:49 am

    How old is he again? Not very, if |I recall. However annoying being spelled at is, its pretty impressive that he can spell out sentences at you.

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