In defence of ‘i’ before ‘e’…
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The Problem with Look-Cover-Write as a Spelling Strategy
Look-Cover-Write (or for many students GUESS) is a spelling strategy commonly used to teach spelling and one that continues to be used as the basis for remembering the correct spelling of words even for many phonic-based spelling programs. However, research … Continued
Contronyms
Contronyms (or contranyms) are words that have two contradictory meanings. They are also know as auto-antonyms which comes from the Greek roots ‘auto’ (self), ‘anti’ (against) and ‘onym’ (name) – literally meaning a word that is the opposite of itself. … Continued
The Impact of Learning to Spell on Reading
Several studies, including this one by Desimoni et al. (2012), have shown that good readers tend to be good spellers, and poor readers tend to be poor spellers. In particular, a study by Conrad (2008) found that children were better … Continued
Correcting Spelling Mistakes
Even the best speller will occasionally spell words incorrectly. The way you respond to mistakes and help children spell a word correctly can be very effective teaching moments. Teaching Steps Ask the child to accurately decode the word they have … Continued