tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post8558111192849592705..comments2023-10-05T04:21:52.525-05:00Comments on Honest And Truly!: Simplifying EnglishMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-42954947615414402282010-04-25T22:15:57.933-05:002010-04-25T22:15:57.933-05:00Kelly - I haven't heard of the Fundations prog...Kelly - I haven't heard of the Fundations program. We did luckily get at least Set 1 of the Bob books, and Little Miss is on book 11 (yay!), but Set 2 is wayyy down the list on the hold requests :(<br /><br />Pat - Absolutely. All the dialects and accents make such a difference, too. Fortunately we do all somehow do it!<br /><br />Karen - Horsewhipped or forced to live with small children Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-54561449155863595402010-04-13T21:08:25.479-05:002010-04-13T21:08:25.479-05:00I read once that the English language got hosed up...I read once that the English language got hosed up at it's official start when the man who wrote the dictionary chose each spelling based on what he loved best. I think that man should have been horsewhipped.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037928148778848386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-2139861412446622882010-04-12T09:46:01.971-05:002010-04-12T09:46:01.971-05:00English is one of the hardest languages for non-En...English is one of the hardest languages for non-English speakers to learn, definitely!<br /><br />When I lived in Ireland, I discovered that they pronounced "cook" and "book" with the same oo sound as in "loose."<br /><br />And of course, they pronounced "again" to rhyme with "rain."Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587300140099806425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-92097117879869192492010-04-12T07:58:03.506-05:002010-04-12T07:58:03.506-05:00My 1st grader is doing the Fundations program for ...My 1st grader is doing the Fundations program for reading. It seems to be working. I'm not too sure about how some of the teaching strategies work. He has to explain it to me often.septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-7282032337459536532010-04-10T22:40:35.755-05:002010-04-10T22:40:35.755-05:00Hyacynth - I know. It was horrible, wasn't it...Hyacynth - I know. It was horrible, wasn't it? And I'm a purist. I have a hard time reading things like "dreamed."<br /><br />Christina - Ohhh that's just wrong! How sad that the teacher wouldn't accomodate the student for what she really knew. I am always disappointed by things like that.<br /><br />WeaselMomma - No kidding! Fortunately, I think I figured it out Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-35299652303653468082010-04-10T10:12:56.657-05:002010-04-10T10:12:56.657-05:00THIS is one of my favorite posts of yours, ever. L...THIS is one of my favorite posts of yours, ever. LOVED IT.<br /><br />It made total sense to me too, which is sorta scary...Melisa Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252498482861679154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-2434445899295611652010-04-10T06:20:41.019-05:002010-04-10T06:20:41.019-05:00This is exactly why phonics is a hard way to learn...This is exactly why phonics is a hard way to learn to read & even harder to learn how to spell proficiently.WeaselMommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695797746467444304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-70108378029122036212010-04-09T23:12:19.547-05:002010-04-09T23:12:19.547-05:00When my little cousin Annie (wow now 16!) was lear...When my little cousin Annie (wow now 16!) was learning to read I remember my aunt having such a hard time with it too. The main problem being that my aunt is from England so her pronunciation of words (thus, what my cousin heard at home) were much different than what she was learning at school. For example, "been" we say like the name Ben, but in proper English (as spoken in England) Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170704307873703753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-58910051565944970962010-04-09T20:48:33.827-05:002010-04-09T20:48:33.827-05:00My brain hurt just trying to read that paragraph! ...My brain hurt just trying to read that paragraph! <br />And you're right, she will learn. It just might be slow going. Thank goodness she's so determined.Hyacynthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838590548747956315noreply@blogger.com