Julie Solich

>> Kids in school have the same opportunity as kids at home to see examples
of correctly spelled writing, and to come on times when someone has
misunderstood
what they've written.Any atrocious speller you know in your life probably
went to school where they were taught phonics and spelling rules. My
husband could hardly spell when I met him (he was 21) but he COULD
communicate in writing very well. He just needed an editor. Over the
years his spelling improved, slowly but surely, because the pressure of
grades and school and red pencil marks as gone and he came to care.>>


I am really glad you wrote this. Yesterday my boys decided to color some
pictures of african animals. Jess brought his to me to glue into our
yearbook and he had written a poem underneath the cheetah. (This is the
first poem since we began unschooling!) Here it is. (He's 9 and learned to
read the phonics way)

so brave
es the
beste as et
storkes
its prae
it hase
no feae
of enetheng
en ets
way.

(so brave is the beast as it stalks its prey. It has no fear of anything in
its way.)

the spelling is atrocious and his handwriting not much better BUT the poem
is lovely.I think with 'editing' it communicates really well. If he had
written it at school and had been made to go back and correct it, I wonder
if he would ever try again. I didn't say anything about the spelling, just
glued it into the book and told him I really liked the poem. I'll just look
out for opportunities to point out the spelling of those words without
references to his poem.

Julie

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Crystal

*no feae*

He didn't pronounce his "r". Are you from New England?

Crystal

Robyn Coburn

<<so brave
es the
beste as et
storkes
its prae
it hase
no feae
of enetheng
en ets
way.

(so brave is the beast as it stalks its prey. It has no fear of anything
in
its way.)>>



I love this poem!! The rhythm of it read aloud is wonderful, and the
subtle alliteration seems really mature.

Looking at the originally spelled version makes me think of Old English.

Robyn Coburn





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Julie Solich

> *no feae*
>
> He didn't pronounce his "r". Are you from New England?
>
> Crystal
>
Australia. We never pronounce our "r's". Except when we are pretending to be
pirates. <g>

Julie
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In a message dated 10/29/03 8:34:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mjsolich@... writes:
> so brave
> es the
> beste as et
> storkes
> its prae
> it hase
> no feae
> of enetheng
> en ets
> way.

I got it without the translation and it's beautiful. Almost Old English-y. <
g>

Amy


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