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Standards and Accountability
The standards-based movement has ushered in a new era of accountability in public education with all of its attendant problems and teachers may be the ones…
Free Instructional Spelling Resources
Find relevant articles, free resources (including the Diagnostic Spelling Assessment), and spelling teaching tips in this collection from the Pennington Publishing Blog.
Why ELA Teachers Burn Out
Teacher burn-out is real. We begin with high expectations of ourselves and idealism; however, after a few years the drudgery sets in. ELA teachers seem to…
How to Teach a Science of Writing Program
Teachers interested in writing research want to teach according to the Science of Writing. No one wants to throw away explicit grammar, spelling, and writing strategies…
Spelling Rules
In this six part series on How to Teach Spelling, this third post discusses and provides teaching resources for teaching the eight conventional spelling rules.
Ten Components of a Successful Spelling Program
Teachers truly want to differentiate spelling instruction, but the materials, testing, instruction, and management can prove overwhelming to even the most conscientious professional. Using this Spelling…
Why Johnny Can’t Spell
"Johnny could be a great writer, but his terrible spelling just gets in the way." It may be unfair, but society judges poor spellers quite harshly.…