Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2014
Publication Title
Reading Matters
Volume
14
Publisher
SCIRA
Abstract
This article challenges traditional modes of spelling instruction by offering theoretically based suggestions for effectively assessing and instructing students’ spelling progress. The importance of explicit spelling instruction is presented along with differentiated strategies for students along the developmental spelling continuum and an individualized way to monitor spelling progress for elementary school students. Furthermore, the article seeks to provide teachers with strategies that help students develop an understanding of orthographic patterns and phonemic awareness skills while simultaneously avoiding the traditional “Friday Spelling Test” that so often dominates the elementary spelling curriculum.
Recommended Citation
Hall, A. H. (2014). Making spelling meaningful: Using explicit instruction and individual conferencing. Reading Matters, 14, 34-37.
Comments
The published version of this article can be found here:
http://scira.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/RM2014-Making-Spelling-Meaningful.pdf