Prince Roberto and his R

Once upon a time, in the far away land of Ellen Jackson, a little prince named Roberto had a hard time identifying letters. Each letter first received the guess of ‘G’ or ‘A’. The problem was, in fact, that he was just guessing. His fairy-god-teachers, along with myself, his Jumpstart-sidekick, have been working on spelling his name with him. He can now identify his ‘R’ with ease, exclaiming with joy whenever he sees it. Hearing Roberto correctly identify his R for the first time sent shivers down my spine. I couldn’t contain my excitement; I was so proud of him. Not only can he now recognize the letter, but he is beginning to realize that his ‘R’ makes the ‘errrr’ sound, like a growling tiger. This fairytale is a non-fiction story with no end in sight, for this child will never stop improving and will never stop learning.

Kristin Fagan