Mad Gab

Have you ever played that game called Mad Gab? This one?

They give you things to read from a card to your team and your team has to try to figure out what the phrase or word is? Like here's an example on their website:

DEW WINO HUE

You just keep saying it fast and trying to figure out what the phrase is. In this case--the answer is:

Do I know you?

It's hilarious because if you're the one reading it--you know the answer and you keep trying to say it in different ways trying to change your inflection and help them guess it. Over and over. And it sounds SOO obvious as you say it...but it is hard for everyone who is guessing. You wonder how on earth they cannot be getting it and it's really funny. Because they're saying it too. But just don't realize it.

Anyway.

Caleb is a good reader and absolutely loves reading and spelling! But have you ever noticed how helping your kids learn how to read is just like playing Mad Gab? As I listen to him sound out words--it seems SO OBVIOUS what the word is! And it's funny because sometimes I say, "Yeah! Good job!" when he sounds it out. Only to realize that he hasn't figured it out yet--even though it sounded like he had just said the word.

A real life example of Caleb learning to read?

Around

ahh rrrr ow unnnn duh

He says it over and over again.

It totally sounds like he is saying the word "around". Over and over. He just doesn't realize it. I can't help but giggle. Maybe more than I should.

It's fun playing mad gab with my kindergartener each day as he learns to read. :)