CONNECTING READING, WRITING, AND SPELLING
Presented by: Kim Mitchell
What the standard is?
This standard is about how to connect reading, writing, and spelling in the classroom.
What does research say?
Research states that it is important for children to learn to write and spell at the same time that they are learning to read. It even suggests that children begin learning to read by writing. Children often begin spelling words by using the knowledge of the relationship between letters and sounds of words. Young children may use a single letter to communicate thoughts; as they grow older they are able to include more letters. At this time they start to use invented spellings as their first attempts at writing.
Invented Spelling
· Normal
· Large value associated
· Consonants appear before vowels
· When students become fully aware of phonics, invented spelling will fade
o This typically occurs in the middle of first grade
Layers of Spelling
· Alphabetic layer: words are written just as they sound (mat, fun, last)
· Pattern layer: using the spelling of words to supply information about sounds of other words (ought, home, nation)
· Meaning layer: using a word within a word that conveys information about its meaning (critic/criticize, please/pleasure)