21 Oct
Doesn’t know what words are
Yesterday on the way home from school, K points out a little girl Gloria walking home from school with her uncle and tells me, “Gloria doesn’t know what words are.” It took me a couple seconds before I understood what she was telling me. K was telling me that Gloria doesn’t speak English very well yet and is one of the children who speaks a language other than English at home. I asked K if she helps Gloria with her words and she told me that she likes to help Gloria. It never ceases to amaze me how observant children are and how they understand seemingly complicated intangible concepts perfectly well.
