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Estonian children in kindergarten write relatively correctly compared to peers in some

other countries. By the age of 6 or 7 it is considered age-appropriate if the child can
hear sounds and realises which sound is longer in a word. It is also acceptable at this

age that sometimes some letters are omitted and plosive consonants are spelled
wrongly. This is appropriate in the entire first school stage (classes 1 to 3), and there

are children who need to work on this even later in school. This should, however, not

diminish enjoyment of reading or writing and as the volume of reading goes up, the
number of errors would go down. Many class teachers and parents have noticed that as

soon as the child starts reading longer books, their spelling improves remarkably.

Oluline on, et laps naudiks lugemis- ja kirjutamisprotsessi. Näiteks see väike printsess Tartu Terakese lasteaia
Rõõmuterakeste rühmast soovib kirjutada sulega kuninglikku kirja. Tekstiosas saab ta inspiratsiooni lasteaia
päevakavast. Foto õpetaja Jaana Koger.