@lauralovesteaching: Replying to @Summer I never ever knew these were spelling rules till I took a phonics course in my 40s. I struggled with the spellings my whole life. And this is what led me to declare that English was just stupid and weird because these made no sense. My mom‘s name even has a TCH in it and I never knew why there was a T in her name until I took my phonics course from the Institute for multi sensory education. Knowledge of phonics is powerful. Instead of English controlling us, we control it and understand it better so we can spell and read with more insight. Every child deserves to understand these phonics rules. Every child deserves to have a teacher who understands these phonics rules. Teachers can’t teach what they themselves don’t know or understand and that’s where we run into teachers declaring English is stupid and weird when it is not. Follow me as I help us all understand this language. English is not hopeless. It’s just misunderstood. #iloveteaching #EduTok #dyslexia #teach #teachersoftiktok #homeschool #themoreyouknow💫 #instructor #educate #phonics #spelling #structuredliteracy