“I figured out what this starts with, Momma!” Claire said excitedly.
She was talking about a letter at the beginning of a particular word. Any word. It’s a little game we’ve been playing. Yes, she’s only three, but I’ve been following her lead on this, and we’ve been having fun with it.
There’s no pressure. I’m just taking advantage of “teachable moments.”
“What word did you figure out?” I asked, curious what it was this time.
“It’s umbrella, and it starts with an M!” she screeched.
“Hmmm. Actually…umbrella starts with a U.”
“No! Umbrella starts with an M. See? Em-brella. Em. Umbrella starts with an M!”
I really am amazed at her sounding-it-out skills, and she was so enthusiastic that I was a little sad to correct her. 
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hahaha…too cute.
at least she’s thinking logically!
She makes perfect sense to me.
Fantastic! The fact that she is already trying to sound out words is amazing! She will excel in reading, writing and spelling! Humm…just like her Momma!
Can’t argue with that logic!
I agree with you about the word phonics although I never thought about it before! I always hated correcting my kids too when they were sounding words out. The english language can be so confusing, so many exceptions.
I know what you mean. Although my 2 year old toddler is far from spelling words, his vocabulary is growing every day. When he doesn’t like something, he now says, ‘I can’t like it.’ It’s SO cute that I hate to correct him.
It is all very logical if you think about it!