My daughter likes to think she can spell. Since she is not yet in elementary school and is not a documented child prodigy, she actually has not spelled anything but her name successfully. This does not stop her from trying or from feeling proud of her efforts. She is undaunted by my statements that what she just spelled is not even a word. --- In my defense I am trying to encourage actual spelling of age appropriate words and not continue to applaud everything she does. She has letter recognition down, and some letter sounds, I need to encourage truth in learning not praise for every effort at spell-scribbling (a newly minted concept from ten seconds ago) --- Today her brother, rather than cutting her down for spelling yet another thing that didn't exist, gave her a helping hand. This is the conversation on the drive home from the library...
"C-R-N-O"......"What does that spell?"
"That is not even a word, honey" says the totally non supportive mother in the front seat.
The supportive brother replies..."Actually if you were saying the word 'crab' and someone asked you a question that you had to say 'no' to, you might say...'cr..no.'
Wrap your mind around that!
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