A first-grader tells her teacher, "I slepted overnight at my friend's house." Which of the following would be the teacher's best response to address this incorrect use of tense?
A)Do nothing. You do not want to embarrass her and discourage her from talking.
B)Simply tell her that slepted is not a word.
C)Respond, "You slept at your friend's house? Did you have fun?"
D)Respond, "You slepted at your friend's house? Did you have fun?"

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When the first-grader tells her teacher that she slepted at her friend's house, the teacher should respond by modeling the correct verb usage. Simply stating that the word is incorrect does not teach the correct usage. By hearing the correct usage of the wordslept the student can make the correlation between right and wrong.

A First-Grader Tells Her Teacher, "I Slepted Overnight at My