Zingers

Teaching dyslexic children reading is a very step-by-step process. After students read some text, the instructor asks questions aimed at increasing reading comprehension skills. I asked my 8-year old student what a cad was. He told me that a cad was a rude person. I explained that a cad was actually a rude male person. He paused, wrinkled his face in thought, and asked, "what's a rude female person called?" The word that immediately leapt to mind and refused to leave was one that I could not relay to him. At a loss I replied, "It's not an appropriate word." He stuffed his hands into his pockets and said, "Oh. It's the B word."