Sorry no pictures today, but I had to make a really quick post about something cute that happened with Natalie today.
Natalie is now 5 years old and is in Year 1 at the school. Year 1 has the same curriculum as American 1st grade so she is working on phonics, reading and spellings. She has really excelled in these areas and is reading books that I was struggling with when I was in 2nd grade. She is even trying to spell more difficult words using the phonics she has learned and it is so funny to see how her little brain works. Well today she wanted to write her name, now up until this point, she has known her full name is Natalie Ruth Spain, but has never wanted to write out the whole thing. Also, I don't know if it's an age thing or a speech thing, but she always pronounces the "th" sound as an "f" sound. Can anyone see where this is heading??? So I told her to go ahead and have a go at writing the whole thing and this is what she writes... "Natalie Roof Spain" I couldn't help but just crack up laughing. I was probably a bit insensitive, but for her just using the phonics and with her saying the "f" sound instead of the "th" sound, I thought it was a good effort, especially since she has not been taught how to write her middle name. I just thought it was so funny.
I don't know, maybe you had to be there!
2 comments:
I wasn't there and I thought it was quite amusing. I really got a big kick out of it. Give Natalie Roof a big hug from Grandma.
I think the "th" pronounced as an "f" is an Ohio Valley thing. Lots of the kids here do the same thing. Since her roots are here that explains. ; )
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