Title

Making Spelling Meaningful: Using Explicit Instruction and Individual Conferencing

Authors

Anna H. Hall, Clemson UniversityFollow

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.

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

Recommended Citation

Hall, A. H. (2014). Making spelling meaningful: Using explicit instruction and individual conferencing. Reading Matters, 14, 34-37.