[The phonics of “strange”]

Ha!  I found the answer finally on pg. 133-134 of  Bishop’s The ABCs and All Their Tricks ... 

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A J sound at the end causes one additional problem in English, in the words that rhyme with change.  By all logic of the English spelling system, the N in change should make the vowel short, just like the N's in hinge and plunge.  But this is a problem that has no good solution.  Using a letter team for the Long A sound ought to do the rick.  But the only letter teams we have for long A within the root are AI and EI.  Spelling change with one of these would make it look like "chainge," or "cheinge."  Either of these solutions makes the word look as though it had the suffix -ing buried within it.  This is too confusing to be practical.  Therefore, we have to be satisfied with the letter group ANGE for these words.  There is quite a group of words where -ang- indicates long A, both in one-syllable words and in longer forms, as in range, strange, danger, angel, changing, mangy

 

 In other words:   We didn't like the possible solution, thus there’s no good reason.  😂

[The phonics of “strange”]

14 minutes ago, 2_girls_mommy said:

That's probably what I would say to my kiddo, not knowing for sure. I would tell her I am not completely sure, but that possibly the n and g are kind of together for the ending sound, and the silent 3 is still making the vowel long. I have no trouble telling my kids good question, I don't know the answer 😛 

😁yeah - that’s exactly what I said. And I then I promised him I’d look into it; so here I am!

[The phonics of “strange”]

My kiddo asked today why the “a” in the word “strange” is long. (His first attempt was str-ang-e.) Can anyone help me with an explanation?  I’ve already looked in the dictionary, and it gave the etymology as [Middle English “straunge” < Old French “estrange” < Latin “extraneus.....]
 

Is this just a exception/twist on being  a CVCe word?  

[Scaffolding ideas for Kilpatrick]

This youtube video, which I have yet to watch, has linked in its description a document which provides scripts and scaffolding ideas for Kilpatrick's Equipped For Reading Success. I don't think there's anything earth shattering in it, but it's available.  

[When you feel discouraged ...]

@PeterPan thanks for listing those out for me. Can you help this vitamin Noob out by explaining how optimum vitamin D levels would be helpful please?  

[When you feel discouraged ...]

When you, as the parent/teacher, feel discouraged about your kiddo’s progress, or lack thereof, what do *you* do to help yourself?  
 

(I’ve got a dyslexic kid in lower elementary, if that matters. Combined with the change in seasons, I think I feel discouragement creeping in and want to have some ideas on hand.)

[Quoted posts and tags - doing a test]

@PenI got a notification of being quoted only. 

[Quoted posts and tags - doing a test]

@Pen@Pen

there you go!  Did it work?

[Math does not come naturally to student - which curriculum to use?]

2 hours ago, Not_a_Number said:

 

But yes, I bet I would enjoy learning how to teach kids with dyscalculia. 

There you go; I bet there’s a market for that ....😉

[Math does not come naturally to student - which curriculum to use?]

@PeterPan I had never stopped to think about WHY the abacus was so difficult with one of my kiddos but c-rods (or dice) were magical. But what you’re saying makes so much sense!  Thanks for taking the time to write it out. 

[Math does not come naturally to student - which curriculum to use?]

8 hours ago, Not_a_Number said:

But again — no experience with dyscalculia. So I have no clue about whether the uncountability is essential or not.

Number, I know you like to problem solve, so I bet you’d find it interesting to teach math to a kiddo with dyscalculia or dyslexia. It’ll make you rethink everything!  Then once you’ve taught one kid with learning challenges, find another one to teach.   It will be a whole new set of challenges!

[Prime Day - what did you find?]

21 minutes ago, Kassia said:

Thank you!  That's what I got, too.  But I assumed I would get something different for ordering the $40 in gift cards - a new promo credit.  Maybe I'm just being greedy!

I think we need to wait for that credit. At least I hope it’s still on it’s way ....

[Prime Day - what did you find?]

My title was “Claim your $10 credit now.”  This was from buying from a small business before Prime Days. 
@Kassia @katilac

[Prime Day - what did you find?]

For a limited time, a set of 3 of Julia Rothman’s books are on sale for $25

 
The Julia Rothman Collection: Farm Anatomy, Nature Anatomy, and Food Anatomy https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1612128521/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_6c0HFbEYQRD9R

[Vitamin C and Zinc]

12 hours ago, FuzzyCatz said:

If you aren't taking a regular multivitamain, I would introduce that first.  You really need to watch balance between some minerals and that can give you a good base to work from.   

What are good websites for newbies to learn about Vitamins & supplements?

[program to create flyers, etc.]

Canva is another option

[How safe is working on a car?]

3 hours ago, katilac said:

If the idea of jacking up the car is just too stressful for you right now, there are still plenty of things to clean and adjust under the hood even if nothing needs 'fixing.' Just learning what things are called and what they do can occupy some time. 

Plus little maintenance things like changing the windshield wipers, cleaning or defogging the headlights. 

 

Other easy maintenance things:  Changing the air filter(s). Topping off the windshield fluid. Inflate the tires to the proper pressure. 
 

eta:  what about doing bike maintenance?  Or winterizing the mower / power tools?

[How do you read to the children? (when there are 3)]

Here’s another idea assuming you’re reading picture books.  Take pictures of the pages and read from those. Give the book with the pictures for the kids to look at together and on the floor. 
 

BTW - I’ve done the doodle paper at the table and that works too. Not as cozy but peaceful. 

[How do you read to the children? (when there are 3)]

If you can sit on the floor, then you could do that with your back against a couch or bed. Then you have two spots beside you on the floor and two (or more) spots on the bed.  
 

or you could do the same idea with you in a recliner/upright chair with the kids on their own barstool peering from behind. 
 

or switch to audio books or non-picture books. 😛. I think some picture books are read aloud on YouTube or amazon premiere or books or Tumblebooks (we get access to this via our library). You could cast/project that onto a screen and all watch the “read aloud”. 

[What are simple, easy recipes do you remember from childhood?]

On 10/8/2020 at 9:00 AM, Carrie12345 said:

The top two things would not be found in my house today.

Flank steak (at least, I believe it was flank steak, but it seems weird as it’s quite expensive today) topped with ketchup and onions.  Served with mashed potatoes. I actually loved it, but dh has a whole “secret recipe” for cook outs and would die if I suggested ketchup.

 

Back in the day👵🏼, flank steak was a cheap and undesireable (the word hadn’t gotten out that you could slice it against the grain to avoid being chewy).  We had some great stir fry with flank steak, but now it’s considered a splurge due to the cost. Boo. 

On 10/8/2020 at 12:10 PM, Carrie12345 said:

 My palate at the time restricted me to egg drop soup, crunchy noodles, and shrimp toast.  What a dang waste!!!

To this day, I haven’t found another Chinese spot with the same type of crunchy noodles they stuffed me with.

I don’t think these are any particular dish but rather the side accompaniment to the soups that Chinese restaurants served (at least in the Midwest).  I think diners were expected to top their soup with them like one would break saltines into their soup to add a bit of crunch.  

I don’t know that they were actually noodles that were fried by rather wonton wrappers (Or some type of flattened dough) cut into small rectangles and fried.  

[King-Devick Reading Acceleration Program]

1 hour ago, PeterPan said:

If you need that seems to me you want to check for retained reflexes and get a full developmental vision eval.

Yeah, it would defintiely only be a part of a solution.  But it's also a portion that can be accomplished at home during a pandemic .........

[King-Devick Reading Acceleration Program]

Does anyone have any experience with this program?  

https://readingacceleration.com

it's a computer-based program (for the annual cost of $99/student), that is supposed to help train the child in the physical eye movements of reading (saccadic eye movements).

[Best presidential debate?]

My kids want to see a presidential debate.  In your opinion, what would be a good debate that demonstrates how a presidential debate is conducted?  

(Just name one and I'll search for it.)

[what do you feed a kid who only wants to eat junk food?]

Can he tell you why he doesn’t like the different food items?  That might help you to define the problem, and then work towards a compromise. 
 

You could try a collaborative, logical approach ..... so for example, I’m not a big fan of GoGurt because of the high sugar content; see how much sugar is there?  I’d prefer you to eat XYZ yogurt which only has x grams of sugar. But I realize that’s a big change, how do you think we can still have tasty yogurt as a snack option?  .....  hopefully he’ll see that the added sugar is a problem. And maybe you guys can brainstorm a solution ... one week of gogurt followed by one week of XYZ yogurt, or mixing the two extremes to get a compromise yogurt, or whatever. 

you could do that with chips too - mix lays with Terra chips or buy baked lays or make kale chips or have him make his own potato chips. (There are microwave chip holders.)

maybe he’s wanting food with crunch?  Would you be willing to buy more raw veggies?  Sometimes I’m smart enough to put out raw veggies and hummus while I’m prepping dinner, so if they are hungry they can fill up on that.  Roasted chickpeas?
 

maybe compromise on lunchmeat sandwiches?  Maybe natural lunchmeat on regular bread or more processed lunchmeat on GF bread. 

Cooler weather is coming; would he be happy with a big pot of soup that from which he can heat up a portion each day?

More realistically, I might also strongly tell him that he can cook the entire family’s lunch if he keeps complaining.  😛  (if this happens, maybe you could let him use paper plates just to cut down on the clean up - just for this season of life  )

I hope you find something that works. Food complaints are so hard to take!

[How long should long division take?]

I think I understand what you’re saying .... and perhaps I’m inferring that you want to give her a   “Numerical” time goal rather than a percentage goal. But what I’m suggesting is that you calculate the percentage and then set that time as her goal rather than basing her goals on what you or other kids can do.   And what goal you give her now doesn’t have to be your final goal. 
 

For example if I have a struggling reader who’s reading 35 WPM, I’m not going to say “you need to read this list at 60 WPM” like all the experts say you should. Sure 60 WPM would be my end goal for this child, but I might set the goal of 38 WPM before the child, which is ~10% improvement for this child.