This past weekend I was driving with DD9 (gifted) and DD4 (not gifted as best we can tell) and saw a sign with no pictures that read, "Free water sponsored by..." A few minutes later, I complained asking why it was so crowded, and DD4 said, "Maybe it's because of the free water."
DD9 and I did a double-take. Neither of us remembered saying anything about the sign that we both saw. We quizzed DD4 about how she knew about the free water and she said, "Because I just know'd."
We quizzed her a couple more times but she grew uncomfortable, yet gave the same answer. Finally, I bribed her with cookies if she agreed to tell the truth. She whispered in my ear, "Because I read'd it."
Later that night, I wrote "FREE WATER" on a piece of paper and she could not read it and became visibly frustrated.
DD9 and I are certain we said nothing about the sign, so was this some sort of unconscious reading DD4 did? At present DD4 does not know her entire alphabet and can only read and write her name.
