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Spelling is "one of the most complex forms of language
production, mediated by phonological, orthographic, and morphological
processing*. It draws upon several language knowledge domains,
including knowledge of phonology, orthography, morphology, and semantic
relationships, as well as learned mental images of words."
Reference: Masterson, J. J., Apel, K., & Wasowicz, J.
(2002). Spelling performance evaluation for language and literacy:
Examiner's manual. Evanston, IL: Learning by Design.
*See the literacy definitions page for
more information on each of the domains listed above.
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School-based speech-language therapists work on
spelling when it is deemed to have a negative impact on students'
ability to express themselves in writing. Understanding which of
the domains discussed above a particular student is and is not using
leads to effective and more efficient remediation of spelling
difficulties.
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See
strategies for spelling unpredictable words
for more information
on how to help students learn to spell words that do not follow the
rules of English spelling
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The websites below provide further information for
those interested in learning about the source of spelling difficulties
and approaches to remediating them. Also included are sites that
offer spelling activities for student practice. Also check out a
number of sites for your children to use that support spelling
development in fun, engaging ways at the "Cool Websites for Kids" link
at the bottom of each page. Click on "Literacy Games."
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Five
Guidelines for Learning to Spell and Six Ways to Practice Spelling
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/teaching_techniques/spelling_studying.html
A handout for students by Susan Jones, M.Ed.
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Learning by Design
www.learningbydesign.com
Materials for assessing and remediating spelling delays and disorders
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Literacy Connection
http://www.literacyconnections.com/WordsTheirWay.html
Word study activities from Words Their Way by Donald Bear, Marcia
Invernizzi, Shane Templeton, and Francine Johnston
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SPELL Links to Reading and
Writing
Wasowicz, J., Apel, K, Masterson, J., & Whitney, A. (2004).
SPELL- Links to Reading & Writing. Evanston, IL: Learning By
Design.
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SPELL: Spelling
Performance Evaluation for Language and
Literacy
Masterson, J., Apel, K., & Wasowicz, J. (2002). SPELL examiner’s
manual: Spelling performance evaluation for language and literacy.
Evanston, IL: Learning By Design.
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Spelling and Students With Learning
Disabilities
http://www.ldonline.org/spearswerling/8004
A discussion of spelling issues faced by many students with learning
disabilities
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A Spelling
Test for Teachers of Students with Learning Disabilities
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/teaching_techniques/spelling_test.html
Assess your knowledge with this test by Gary Greene
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Spelling
Pictures Game
http://quizhub.com/quiz/f-spelling.cfm
A picture spelling game for children in kindergarten or first grade
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Spellography
Moats, L. & Rosow, B. (2003). Spellography. Longmont, CO:
Sopris West.
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Teaching Spelling
Carreker, S. (1999). Teaching spelling. In J. Birsh (Ed.),
Multisensory teaching of basic language skills. (pp. 217-256).
Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
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Ten Things Parents Can Do to
Help Their Children Become Better Spellers
http://mailman.listserve.com/listmanager/private/spelltalk/2007-May/pdfOfi6mcAx5E.pdf
From Learning by Design, creators of the SPELL-2 (Spelling Performance
Evaluation for Language and Literacy), and SPELL-Links to Reading and
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Words Their Way
Bear, D., Invernizzi, M., Templeton, S., & Johnston, F. (2004).
Words their way: Word study for phonics, vocabulary, and
spelling instruction (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
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