But I was not prepared to explain the letter C today. Our daughter is only two, but she is very observant. She is learning the letters and sounds. I've been teaching her the sounds of the letters as we read.
Her: "Snake...SSSnake...Snake starts with S!
Kangaroo...K-K-Kangaroo...Kangaroo starts with K!
Cow...C-C-Cow starts with K!"
Kangaroo...K-K-Kangaroo...Kangaroo starts with K!
Cow...C-C-Cow starts with K!"
Me: "Cow starts with C. Like Camel and Crab."
Her: "And Kite!"
Me: "No, Kite starts with K."
later...
Her: "Ceiling...Cccceiling...S is for Ceiling!"
Me: "No, C is for Ceiling."
Her: "Like Sssssssnake!"
Me: "No, Snake starts with S."
She just rolled with it, but I know as she gets older she will need a better explanation. How am I supposed to explain that? I never had a problem with C until now.
In discussing this with my grandma, who used to teach first grade, I learned there is a rule. The sound of C depends on the letters that follow it. E I and Y make it "S". Otherwise, it will sound like "K" . Schwew.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Aaron said something like that shortly after I posted this. So maybe this is common knowledge.
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