When assessing Kindergarten and Year 1 students for reading difficulties, we should always test spelling. Here’s why.
A while back, a worried parent asked me why I was planning to test her early Year 1 child’s spelling skills when the child’s main…
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Should we spend time teaching our kids to spell? If so, how, and what should we teach them?
Learning to spell is hard and time-consuming. Should we invest precious school time teaching kids how to spell? I think so. Here’s why: 1. Teachers, bosses…
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Why is English spelling so hard? Why and how should we teach it?
Literacy involves three skills: reading, writing and spelling. But many literacy programs focus only on reading and writing. Lots of us – including the Oxford…
