I chose to read Top Ten Resources on Spelling and Word Study. This article looked at
why children have difficulty spelling and what effects a child’s difficulty
with spelling can have on a child’s inability to focus and get ideas on paper
with his or her writing.This article also discussed the effect that parents and the home environment
can have on a student’s success in the classroom.
This article also discussed Dyslexia and Dysgraphia. The article showed
that the disabilities can cripple an emerging speller, reader and writer.
The
issue of concern for me, as a 5th grade teacher, is the lack of root word and extended spelling
patterns. Some of my children spell the words exactly the way that they hear
them, which is understandable for someone who has never been taught spelling
rules and patterns, but can result in devastating test scores when more
difficult words are introduced. The child typically resorts to mere
memorization techniques than genuinely attempting to understand the spelling
rules behind the spelling method. I must figure out how to teach the foundational skills that were either never taught or have been abandoned by the students through the years.
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The first journal article would be really helpful for teachers who are doing spelling inventories. Loved your insight since we both teach elementary but in totally different grades.
ReplyDeleteMy husband has slight dyslexia, and he was always frustrated as a student through elementary, middle, high school, and even college. He is always telling me he wishes he "was a better reader," but he reads so slow that he gets frustrated and gives up.
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