Betsy Hicks Russ

We sent some questions from listeners.

So you had asked the question, I'd love to hear from other spellers what advice they would give parents of young kids who have just started this journey.

So Joe's answer is for young kids, stick with the things they truly react positively to.

Trust their instincts.

You will know when it's not worth it.

And then we asked, what do you have to say when someone has a less than ideal first session with spelling, for example?

Give yourself a number, no less than 10.

Then reassess how you feel after.

I bet there is a change.

Joe is very, very big about reassessing.

Everything that we do these days, he says, let's check back in in three weeks.

Let's do this and then check back in in three weeks.

He likes to give things an opportunity to work.

And it's a big message of his is, you know, don't.

Don't just give up on it.

Let's just reassess.

Next question was, I have observed that some non-speakers appear to demonstrate a form of knowing that goes beyond typical intuition.

In certain cases, they seem able to anticipate future events or outcomes with notable consistency.

From your perception, she asks, how should this phenomenon be understood?

So Joe says,