Sara mohammed awad asran, i like so much this topic,but i prefer number 9)Underline misspellings and ask students to correct them.Because it will help our students to correct their mistakes in spelling by themselves. The Spelling Blog
Sara Mohammed Awad , i like so much this topic , but i prefer number 9)Underline misspellings and ask students to correct them.Because it will help our students to correct their mistakes in spelling by themselves. The Spelling Blog
John, the problem I had throughout this little project was defining 'native English words' – perhaps you would go further back in time in your definition than I did. I'd be interested to know what your definition is. As for 'academic' – YOU try finding a picture for it In fact, I don't really mind [...]
Hi again, One thing I've only just figured out from your book is about the spelling of said and their. These are especially interesting for me as I work with many children who struggle with these spellings. What I hadn't figured out but now understand is that the i comes from dropping the y in [...]
This web site is really a walk-through for all of the info you wanted about this and didn’t know who to ask. Glimpse here, and you’ll definitely discover it. The Spelling Blog
'Was' comes up pretty early for readers and is really worth noting. I've worked with many students at age 7, struggling with reading and they usually find 'was' a challenge. If you have a book with some of the words in it you can ask the students to search for them. Mrs Wishy Washy springs [...]
Wow – Glad I came across this site. I really needed to feel better about a blunder on sermon slides that I produced for our church. I got the sermon from our pastor and I needed to put into PowerPoint and then save as a jpeg. I made 4 spelling mistakes (on for one, where [...]
Oh, April, we've all been there! But I have to say 'mailed to the cross' is a good one!! Maybe your congregation thought you'd done them deliberately. In fact maybe next time you should put in some deliberate ones and refer to them. In fact they look like typos, not spelling mistakes, to me. You [...]
It seems to me that you are a teacher who is thoroughly interested in whether your students are learning. As a soon-to-be parent, and a long time Uncle who helps with homework at home, I think there is an issue you may be overlooking. There seems to be a growing mistrust of teachers, and of [...]
How would teach this spelling to 5 and 6 year olds, in a fun and interactive way? The Spelling Blog