I have this student that is in first grade, almost in second and has the intelligence level of a three-year old child. He only knows about half of the letters of the alphabet by sight and several letter sounds he cannot even pronounce.
However, another student is working on her beginning letter sounds of words. She is doing the letter 'H' and one of the pictures is of a garden hoe. When asked what it was, she said a hoe. This other student, the one mentioned above, says that she said a bad word. I had to explain to him that a hoe is a garden tool. Then I said, "You don't even know all of your letters, but you know what a hoe is." Fucking incredible. He must know what a hoe is because his mom is one.
However, another student is working on her beginning letter sounds of words. She is doing the letter 'H' and one of the pictures is of a garden hoe. When asked what it was, she said a hoe. This other student, the one mentioned above, says that she said a bad word. I had to explain to him that a hoe is a garden tool. Then I said, "You don't even know all of your letters, but you know what a hoe is." Fucking incredible. He must know what a hoe is because his mom is one.