Renthead Mommy Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 My son does pretty well with dictation. He gets it down after hearing a few times and does a great job writing out what he thinks I read. But he'll change word sometimes. The sentences will still have the same meaning, but sometimes the wording is different. For instance: villiage - town seat - chair is not - isn't Is this a big deal? Does he need to hit each word spot on? Or is it okay if it's slightly different if the meaning is still the same? On one hand I want him do it exactly as written. Often the changes are things that just aren't in our usual speech patterns, so I understand why he does it, but is it a hill I need to die on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I don't think it is a big deal, but I would let him know what he had correct and discuss the words he changed. I wouldn't make him redo any parts that were changed but kept the original meaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Piaaree Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Did you see the recent post with the link to a Youtube video of SWB doing dictation with her 13yo ds? It was so comforting! She went over the sentence numerous times - first grammatically, then for memorization. Her son kept substituting a different word ("forge" for "furnace"); she corrected it, but it was not treated like a big deal. I really recommend you watch it if you haven't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Jo Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Did you see the recent post with the link to a Youtube video of SWB doing dictation with her 13yo ds? It was so comforting! She went over the sentence numerous times - first grammatically, then for memorization. Her son kept substituting a different word ("forge" for "furnace"); she corrected it, but it was not treated like a big deal. I really recommend you watch it if you haven't. :iagree:Watching this (more than once :D) has really helped me understand HOW to do dictation without frustrating both myself and my children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renthead Mommy Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 Thanks. I'll have to check that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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