From: ERLENE KILLEEN <KILLEER>
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:40:11 -0500

Onomatopoeia! Oh, please let's do use this word. What wonder for all the children who just love those long, great sounding words and need to go beyond "Supercal. . ." from Mary Poppins' song! My second and third graders love to learn what a great sounding word means and that one has lots of use in talking about children's picture books as well as poetry. I would suggest alliteration being used as a term as often as possible. Kids get the names of things and revel in them! Erlene = someone who was forced from a very young age to deal with difficult words (my very name that no one can ever pronounce or spell!)



Erlene Bishop Killeen Library Media Specialist/District Coordinator Fox Prairie Elementary Stoughton Area School District 1601 West South Street Stoughton, WI 53589 608-877-5181 FAX 608-877-5184 killeer at stoughton.k12.wi.us
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Received on Wed 09 Apr 2008 12:40:11 PM CDT