That's what our DS (8) has been saying for the last six months or so when he makes a mistake spelling a word and I tell him he's incorrect. He doesn't miss words often, and when he does, it's usually because one letter is missing or transposed. When he realizes he's not spelled correctly on the first try, he tears up and out comes that phrase. He then goes on to spell the word correctly usually. But if he can't, then it's like he goes into a panic or something. He HATES to be wrong.
I think when we had his spelling lists switched out for more difficult ones last month, he didn't really believe that meant he'd actually HAVE words that he didn't know without study. Now we are seeing the fallout of the TOO EASY words he's had since the beginning of the school year.
Will it just take time for him to adjust to having to actually learn how to spell his new lists? How can we help him do that? We have talked with him and pointed out that we told him he'd have some challenge finally, but it hasn't seemed to help him come to terms with it when it's in his face.
