Sam is learning how to spell. Each week his teacher is sending home spelling words that he is supposed to learn, so he can be prepared for the weekly test. So far, the words have been really easy (like short words that end in "-ag" or "-at"). But these exercises in spelling have gotten Sam to think about how more complex words are spelled. Tonight, after asking for a drink of water, Sam asked about how to spell "drink." This was our conversation:
Me: "D-r-i-n-k" spells "drink."
Sam: Oh, with a "d!" Like, "duh-rink?"
Me: Yes, with a "d."
Sam: I thought it was with a "j." Like "jrink."
I guess with the tendency to swallow and mispronounce consonants in American English, Sam mistook the "d" for a "j." And I think it's amusing that for the past several years of his life Sam has been asking for a "jrink" of water before going to bed each night, unbeknownst to me and J.
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I love this. Celia read so well from so early on, that her vocabulary and spelling were just through the roof. So with Madsen, I've LOVED seeing him work through words, sounding them out like that. He used to write words like "train" with a "ch" in front: chrain. He still does alot of phonetic writing and I love it! It's a fun little glimpse into their minds. :)
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