Spelling

=Spelling Resources by Nicole Gleason= = = =Meet the Experts: Dr. Louisa Moats (Spelling)=

media type="youtube" key="SoX21V8-p40" height="525" width="660"  This article claims there are two strategies that will help a child learn to spell. “Simplify and use as many senses as possible”. The article goes on describing activities that students can do with words to help them learn the word through more than one of their senses or to be able to visualize the word with a list of similar words. Lastly students need to practice writing these words in a dictated sentence in order to stretch his or her memory.
 * Help! My Child Can't Spell** []

Orthographically challenged is the term this article uses for bad spellers. After reading this article any parent will be happy to know that they are not alone. This article states that lack of good spellers has been influenced by they way that children are now taught to read. In order for reading to be fun and interesting schools have gone away from teaching phonics, which was more tedious and time consuming for students. The author claims that children love to learn english language rules and that should be part of learning to read. Back to basics in the classroom is suggested, like no english word ends in the letter v. That is why the word love has an e at the end of it.
 * Why Johnny Can't Spell** []

 **  A parent ranting about her daughter's performance on spelling. **
 *  Susie Can't Spell – So What? **  **[]

 Helping Children Spell** **[|www.epsbooks.com/downloads/articles/Helping][|ChildrenSpell.pdf]   ** In this article the author describes a child who has “difficulty with visual sequential memory for letters”. This author also blames the rise in bad spelling to the use of whole language and invented spelling as is often now the approach when to learning to read and write today. There are some suggestions for games and strategies listed in the article. One of the suggestions is to play a memory game using cards that has the full word to match with the card that has some of the word with a space marker indicating the missing letter.  **

How can I help my child learn to spell correctly?** **[]** A video of a teacher talking about the importance of spelling and some strategies to use. The teacher makes good points and gives some good advice. 

This site lists great ideas and more resources.
 * 10 Steps to Spelling Instruction Success** @http://www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.asp?pid=15432

**Using Technology to Help Children Spell**  This site ( http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/08/ten-spelling-games-and-lessons.html ) lists many free online sites that help students learn to spell. My favorites include: Spell Bee, Spin and Spell, and Spelling City.

Of course most technology tools have some form of spell check software that any child can learn to use.

**Working Together: Computers and People and Learning Disabilities** @http://www.washington.edu/doit//Brochures/Technology/atpwld.html 


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