Tuesday, September 07, 2010

TPS: Spelling

Parker's reading has really taken off. Sure, he stumbles on some longer words, but in general he is figuring out all the bizarre things the English language has like silent "e's"

He got his first homework assignment today. He has to draw pictures and write stories that go with it. The parent is suppose to write the words that are dictated by the kid, but since Parker can read and write, I said he had to do it. They gave him ideas about topics, but also said he could write about anything he wanted. He chose to follow the suggestions line by line. So he wrote about his first day of school.

He wrote:

My first day of school.

This is Room #6 passing the office.
Then Room #6 got to the cafeteria. Then Room #6 ate lunch.
The end.

A damn fine story I think. The only words he couldn't do were cafeteria and ate (which he thought was eat.) He got office by thinking about the word "off" and realizing a silent e was involved somewhere.

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