Doesn't it always amaze you when school districts plop a new program on the
teachers, provide no inservice, provide no support during initial adoption,
and then wonder why the teachers don't know what to do or why? I would
love to combine Sitton (spellling for writing) and WTW, but who knows how
Words Their Way is a complete spelling program, which complements/doesn't
contradict other reading and literacy programs.
We use it at my school and with great success. it is quite labour intensive
at the start, but gets easier.
Wendy
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Neuhaus Education Center offers a great spelling resource that complements any
literacy program called Scientific Spelling...explicitly teaches the six
spelling patterns and rules.
Elizabeth Sledge
On Jun 10, 2012, at 7:35 AM, Wendy Robertson w...@shaw.ca wrote:
Words Their Way is a
A few thoughts about spelling:
Over time, I have come to the conclusion that some people can spell
and some people just can't. I used to think it had a lot to do with
how much reading a person did, but I don't know anymore whether I
believe that. My son (35 years old) is an avid reader and
https://sites.google.com/a/rbvhs-hirmas.com/ubd/ubd-ref-docs
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On Jun 8, 2012, at 3:14 PM, Palmer, Jennifer jennifer.pal...@hcps.org wrote:
Hello... I am responding to this on list because I think this is one of the
things we all ought to be informed about and prepared
I have a question. Would WTW be useful for summer tutoring?
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On Jun 10, 2012, at 8:35 AM, Wendy Robertson w...@shaw.ca wrote:
Words Their Way is a complete spelling program, which complements/doesn't
contradict other reading and literacy programs.
We use it at my school
one on one, small group, ..?
On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 7:14 AM, debhold...@aol.com wrote:
I have a question. Would WTW be useful for summer tutoring?
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On Jun 10, 2012, at 8:35 AM, Wendy Robertson w...@shaw.ca wrote:
Words Their Way is a complete spelling program, which
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
What an interesting conversation! I sometimes think we focus on spelling
lists and lessons as spelling is familiar to parents, and is a subject they
feel comfortable helping with at home. I alsothink that spelling often
provides a breather in the school day - and is not a truly necessary
