Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Slice of Life - Did I hear her right?



She asked me to read her paper when I got home from parent teacher conferences.  This was her second attempt on the project and a much better version.  We make a few adjustments.  We have a few questions for her teacher and I purposefully created these questions so she had to ask for help and clarification.  We are getting near the end of her piece and I'm starting to feel how tired I really am from the day when I'm not sure I heard her right.

"Under-case the word Cinema."

I know I turned and looked quite puzzled.  I wasn't sure I heard her just right.  I questioned what that meant.  She looked at me as if I wasn't listening.  Her expression made me stop and think I should understand the word under-case.  But I didn't understand so I asked again for clarification.

"You know, make the c smaller."  

I burst out laughing and we had fun talking about uppercase and lowercase.  It's always interesting to hear how students or your own children create phrases to explain what they need.



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6 comments:

  1. Questioning always helps, doesn't it? Funny, but if it has meaning for her, that's what counts.

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  2. That's really funny. I have plenty of those moments with my three-- 2 years old, Kindergarten and 2nd Grade.

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  3. That is fantastic. I have heard this in my writing teacher days. It makes sense though, no?!

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  4. I could see that moment of confusion as you tried to understand what in the world is she talking about. Too funny! I just love language like this!

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  5. I haven't heard this one yet! Just the other day I did have a student ask me which I liked better, sunsets or morning sets! :) Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Love this and love the fact you found the strength to laugh in the face of exhaustion!
    Clare and Tammy

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