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Archive for September 8th, 2007

Hooked on Phonics

Anna is learning to read.  She said today that “someday I want to be a really grand reader”.  Okay.  I’m hoping to help that happen. 
We were out today, running errands, and as we sat in front of Home Depot Anna piped up from the backseat.
“Dad, I know what ’Home’ is and I know what ‘Deep’ is.  But [...]

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Reality Check

Sometimes, as adults, we take things for granted.  We understand and use idiom, cliche’ and inference and we get it.  Or, at least, we pretend like we get it.  Kids…no deal.  If they don’t get something, they’ll let you know.  But only after you have dug a nice big hole and they are innocently waiting [...]

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