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Tag: qualitative spelling inventory

Literacy Centers Oct 19, 2018

The Problem with Words Their Way®

According to noted spelling researcher and author, J. Richard Gentry, "Words Their Way is a guidebook for studying words; it is not a spelling curriculum. The original preface…

Spelling & Vocabulary Jun 13, 2016

Spelling Scope and Sequence

Defining a specific year-to-year instructional scope and sequence (the Common Core spelling Standards are far too generic) with colleagues provides a game plan and also defines…

Literacy Centers Aug 11, 2013

Spelling Assessment Questions and Answers

That said, as an author of numerous spelling programs and an often-used Diagnostic Spelling Assessment, I get two questions quite frequently: 1. Does a diagnostic spelling…