I echo Renee's sentiments. Just in my own family for example - I have three girls. The first one I figured out early on that we only needed to quickly review spelling words once just to ease my mind. The other two - we studied each week, got 100 and couldn't spell for beans. I've always been a speller and must admit that like Renee, I thought that it was because I read a lot. All three of my children always read a fair amount and it never changed their ability to spell. I so often see the same in school, but with my own children I know exactly how everything has carried on through I've always felt that my time is always limited so I focus more on the ability to read. I used to say when in life can't you use a dictionary, now it's spellcheck. I do think word study is important for classrooms. I do additional word study when it's warranted and I do quick little mini-phonics instruction when conferencing or meeting in a small group if others are having the same issue when reading, but I think spelling occupies a lot of time in school for no gain. Just my thoughts!
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