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Reading Rules versus Patterns?
Reading Rules versus Patterns? If you’re a child of the ‘60s… strike that. If you’re a human being other than a teacher, the word “rules” tends…
8 Great Spelling Song Videos
Introducing the Eight Great Spelling Rules audio files and YouTube video links to 8 memorable songs. Help your students (and you) remember and apply the spelling rules…
Spelling Tests and Instruction
Learn how to diagnose and remediate spelling deficits.
Words Their Way® Spelling Inventories v. the Diagnostic Spelling Assessment
Teachers who are committed to differentiated and individualized spelling to help students catch up, while they keep up with grade-level instruction believe that spelling assessment should…
Individualized Spelling Patterns Instruction
Reading research demonstrates that your students can learn what they’ve missed while they learn grade-level spelling rules and patterns. But, first you need to determine specifically…
How to Teach Spelling
Learn how to use the traditional Monday spelling pretest to create a diagnostically-based grade-level spelling program.
Syllable Transformers
Syllable Transformers is a whole-class instructional strategy that teaches students to master the basic syllable patterns. Download FREE this five-week unit.
Middle School Spelling
Teaching spelling for a small amount of time per week will give your middle school students the biggest bang for the buck, in terms of reading…