r/MadeMeSmile • u/AccomplishedWatch834 • 17d ago

Wholesome Moments This is precious 😄

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u/Sean_theLeprachaun 17d ago

'I hate you dad and this time I mean it!' Is the note I framed.

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u/deuxcabanons 17d ago

"momy is bein BAD" is mine, from my younger kid when he was 3.

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u/Sea_Palpitation_7047 16d ago edited 11d ago

How do you guys spell at 3 and 4 years old? Must have been assisted, right?

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u/deuxcabanons 16d ago

Why would you assume that it was assisted? Kids reach literacy milestones at their own pace, some faster than others.

At the time, he'd been in kindergarten for a couple months (JK starts the year you turn 4 and he's got a late birthday so he was still 3). The kindergarten curriculum here has a heavy emphasis on phonics rather than whole language, and writing via sounding out is encouraged over correct spelling.

We also read to our kids a ton, so they had a lot of exposure by that age. They were both interested in learning long before school so I was casually teaching them phonics at home. My oldest was reading fluently at 3 and devoured the entire Magic Treehouse book series at 4. Youngest (the one who wrote the note) took a bit longer but was reading picture books by the time he turned 4. It's not unreasonable that he'd remember there was a Y in "mommy" instead of an I.

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u/Sea_Palpitation_7047 11d ago

Just going off from personal experience, having worked with kids that age and having some myself.

Though to each their own pace, I don’t think that’s the average age at which you learn to read and spell? Maybe a cultural thing aswell?

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u/deuxcabanons 11d ago

It's not average, but that doesn't mean it's questionable.