November 5, 2012

Eliana was sounding out the word "Nevada" and I let her do it according to the rules she knows (short vowel sounds). She said it using those sounds, and then looked at me and said it again. She tilted her head and then said it properly. She told me you couldn't really hear the "a" at the end that way. I told her about the "schwa" sound, a little. She repeated that word, schwa, and then said,"Is that French?"

Hilarious.