Running downstairs to my mother I held up my hand and made the letters for doll. I did not know that I was spelling a word or even that words existed; I was simply making my fingers go in monkey-like imitation. Reading Nonfiction 1 - Page 12by Stephen Feinstein - 2001 - 111 pagesLimited preview - About this book
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...childish pleasure and pride. Running down stairs to my mother I held up my hand and made the letters for doll. I did not know that I was spelling a word or...imitation. In the days that followed I learned to spell in this uncomprehending way a great many words, among them, pin, hat, cup, and a few verbs like sit,... | |
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