"D" "D" "D" "Duh . . . "

Date:  February 2010

Gender:  5-year-old little girl

Locale:  Red Room

Alias:  L

Miss J conducts Greeting Time at the beginning of every school session.  The children all sit on the shape rug, listen to a book, learn who has a "job," are informed of any schedule changes, and figure out "who is at school today."

On THIS particular day, Miss J wrote each child's first initial on the board and asked the children whose name began with each of the letters.  On the board, amongst the other letters, were two letter "Ds."  

The following is what took place:

Miss J:  We have TWO kids whose names start with the letter D.  D-D-D-Donald  AND  D-D-D-Daffy (pronouncing the "D" sound several times before saying each name).

L: (who had been sitting so quietly and paying great attention)  Suddenly throws her arm into the air, as high as she can reach, as she says, "Guess what?"

Miss J:  What, L?

L: (the long pigtails on each side of her head swing animatedly) I just D-D-D-DON'T CARE!

Now . . . show me an adult on the planet who wouldn't have unintentionally reinforced that snooty little comment with a fit of giggles.  All three teachers in the room did just that.  Not to mention---we were tickled that L was able to generalize the "D" sound to another situation so appropriately!  *giggles*