MomofThree, thanks so much for sharing your dd info. That sounds so similar to my dd's. dd wrote her first word "mama" a few weeks after turning 3. She has been writing words and notes often after that. She has been spelling since she was 28 months old. I am going to get her eyes checked as you and Zen Scanner mentioned that as a potential issue. It is funny that your dd tore the notes after she wrote them, probably because she did not want to be judged ( good or bad) and was doing it more for her fun?