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CTTS: Spelling practice
Background: Henry was previously a notoriously bad speller. A typical weekly
score would be single digits out of 20 words. This year, he's done a complete 180 and spells quite well. I'm still kind of stunned by the turnaround. So tonight, as he and his dad were studying, I found myself hanging around in the doorway just enjoying the blissful sound of my son spelling words correctly. The routine is this: Jerry reads a word, Henry usually uses it in a sentence (as his teacher will do for the test) and then spells the word. Jerry: adventure Henry: Spelling is an adventure. a-d-v-e-n-t-u-r-e Jerry: enough Henry: I've had enough of mom spying on me while I study. e-n-o-u-g-h Jerry: examine Henry: It seems my mom wants to examine me when I study. e-x-a-m-i-n-e Jerry: school Henry (pause, then a sly eye to me to make sure I am still watching): p-r-i-s-o-n -Dawn Mom to Henry, 11, who truly does *not* think of school as prison. |
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