Literacy Quest: A Parent's Journey
Episode 2: The Assessment
Ah, mi people, let me tell yuh ’bout the drama that unfolded in my house this week. It all started with a message from Adri’s teacher. Lord have mercy, it was like an invitation to a rollercoaster ride I never signed up for.
So, the message hit me like a ton of bricks – Step 1: Assessment. I thought, “Lord, here we go.” It was like the teacher was sending me on a mission to decode secret messages or something. I had to identify the letters and sounds Adri didn’t know. But hold on, she said, “Before yuh point fingers, mama, make sure yuh know dem sounds yourself.” Of course, she used the English version.
So, I clicked on the link Ms. Brown sent me, and it took me to this activities page. Slideshow presentation for sets 1, 2, & 3. I thought, “Thank the Lord, it’s not a whole encyclopedia of a page we dealing with.” Armed with my headphones, I was ready to dive into the world of letter sounds. But let me tell yuh, it was more like learning them from scratch.
B says /b/, not /bu/. Who knew?
We are focusing on the hard sound for ‘c’ and ‘g’, ok.
P says /p/, not /pu/.
U says /u/ like “up,” not /oo/as I thought. Lord have mercy, it was like trying to learn a new language.
And what qu says? /qu/.
Only one sound for the letter ‘y’ for now /y/, like in “yet.”