{"id":9996,"date":"2017-11-23T14:53:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T14:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/?p=9996"},"modified":"2026-04-27T05:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:15:54","slug":"lets-celebrate-phonetic-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/lets-celebrate-phonetic-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you write phonetically? &#8211; Your child can"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/write.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/handwriting-1.jpg\" alt=\"handwriting 1\" width=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/handwriting-1.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/handwriting-1-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/handwriting-1-1024x338.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/handwriting-1-150x50.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 130%; font-family: Courier; line-height: 32px;\">Excerpt from The Australian Newspaper &#8211; Mother Imogen Stubbs<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 150%; font-family: Arial; line-height: 32px;\">Whenever I do a presentation, I show my audience this paragraph from the Australian Newspaper and read it out aloud. By the time I get to the end of it, I have a lump in my throat, my eyes are filling with tears and I struggle to speak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/crowd.jpg\" alt=\"crowd\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/crowd.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/crowd-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/crowd-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/crowd-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 150%; font-family: Arial; line-height: 32px;\">I\u2019m not sure what it is about these words that resonates with me so deeply, but I often go back to them and read them over. I think it\u2019s the beauty of the words and the powerful way in which they convey the depth of despair this child feels when trying to write.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 150%; font-family: Arial; line-height: 32px;\">To me this is a beautiful piece of writing just the way it is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 150%; font-family: Arial; line-height: 32px;\">Here is another one I use in my presentations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/handwriting-2.jpg\" alt=\"handwriting 2\" width=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/handwriting-2.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/handwriting-2-300x73.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/handwriting-2-1024x250.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/handwriting-2-150x37.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 150%; font-family: Arial; line-height: 32px;\">My audience always buzzes and excitement ripples through the room as the parents and teachers try to decipher what is written on the board.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 150%; font-family: Arial; line-height: 32px;\">It\u2019s like a fun competition to see who can read it first, yet most teachers have seen this many times before, especially those who teach the younger year levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/girl-woman-play-number-female-celebration-709836-pxhere.com_.jpg\" alt=\"girl-woman-play-number-female-celebration-709836-pxhere.com\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/girl-woman-play-number-female-celebration-709836-pxhere.com_.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/girl-woman-play-number-female-celebration-709836-pxhere.com_-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/girl-woman-play-number-female-celebration-709836-pxhere.com_-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/girl-woman-play-number-female-celebration-709836-pxhere.com_-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 150%; font-family: Arial; line-height: 32px;\">So here is my challenge to you. I want you to write me a sentence using phonetic spelling. Just as a child who is learning to write correctly spelt words, you\u2019re going to find writing phonetically challenging. The tables have turned. Have some fun and enjoy yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excerpt from The Australian Newspaper &#8211; Mother Imogen Stubbs &nbsp; Whenever I do a presentation, I show my audience this paragraph from the Australian Newspaper and read it out aloud. 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