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Mother Kayla Svedin is observing the progress her daughter Sarah has made since joining a learning pod during their Feb. 24, 2021, class. Ah-ni-mal, 9-year-old Sarah sounded out under her breath. Once she felt confident enough, she wrote the word animal as best she could on her worksheet and then asked her teacher, who was sitting right across from her, to check her spelling.
It was only off by a few letters, but Sarah s teacher still noted that the fourth grader has come a long way in both spelling and handwriting. That news pleased Sarah s mother, Kayla Svedin, who was observing Sarah while she worked.
"Ah-ni-mal," 9-year-old Sarah sounded out under her breath. Once she felt confident enough, she wrote the word "animal" as best she could on her worksheet and then asked her teacher, who was sitting right across from her, to check her spelling.It was only off by a few letters, but Sarah's teacher still noted that the fourth grader has come a long way in both spelling and
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