{"id":2302,"date":"2018-02-27T23:16:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T12:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/?p=2302"},"modified":"2020-12-09T08:39:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T21:39:04","slug":"memorable-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/butterfly.writefromsource.com\/?p=2302","title":{"rendered":"Memorable words"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\"eviemcrae\"<\/a>I can’t think of many greater gifts than to teach and encourage your child to use a dictionary from a young age.<\/p>\n\n

If I asked how to spell something my mother would always say, ‘Look it up’. I used to say\u00a0how can I look it up if I don’t know how\u00a0to spell it? After she’d given me a clip round the ear for my cheek, I’d dig out the dictionary. As I searched for the elusive word I’d find many more and so my vocabulary grew significantly. \u00a0Being a little smart ass I would try and find convoluted words and learn them so I could use them in a sentence. I always hoped to get one over on my mother so I could turn around to her and say ‘Look it up’. Alas, it never happened.<\/p>\n\n

All joking aside when a child is learning it’s important to create a sense of fun, joy and achievement. There’s something about being independent and finding the answer for yourself. I find if you have to go and look something up, it sticks in your brain longer. You’ve put some effort in so you’re not going to forget so readily. I realise I’m probably quite old fashioned in that regard – largely due to the emotional \/memory linked with my mother, books and reading in general. I wonder if children today will have such fond memories of ‘Google’.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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I can’t think of many greater gifts than to teach and encourage your child to use a dictionary from a young age. If I asked how to spell something my mother would always say, ‘Look it up’. I used to say how can I look it up if I don’t know how to spell it? After she’d … <\/p>\n

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