This week, Elizabeth and I discuss several questions on dictation.  What is dictation, how does it work?  When do you start dictation, and how long do you do dictation?  What can you learn in dictation?  What about high school? How does it look at times of crises, or during pregnancy or post partum? 0:58 - What is dictation? 2:26 - What is the importance of dictation? 3:55 - How many times should you repeat the sentence? 8:11 - Is telling the child the answer as helpful as letting them figure it out? 11:25 - Could dictation take the place of a curriculum? 13:18 - How do you know what to teach without a curriculum? 16:49 - What are some common challenges with dictation? 23:32 - What ages do you start dictation? 27:02 - Dictation and poetry32:47 - How dictation can work during pregnancy 35:30 - Where is the best place to do dictation? On DictationDictation exampleResources for dictationMore dictation thoughts How children learn to read through dictationThe difference between dictation and writingDictation what does it look like Dictation help on pinterestUsborne Grammar and Punctuation