Guided spelling or ‘Spelling between the desks’, is a new concept of mine! Informed in part by mine and others’ approaches to maths. We are essentially trying to get inside the mind of the student to help to guide and explore their own thinking, in order to model HOW to think analytically about spelling. […]
Guided Spelling: spelling between the desks. Read More »
Whilst there are many creative approaches to teaching, spelling has not benefited from this in the past. How has spelling been taught historically in your school? Typically, spelling is not taught at all but delivered as lists, sent home to ‘look, cover, write and check’ and to be tested at the end of the
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https://twitter.com/thinkpix_suze/status/1048191722268893184?s=21 Arrrrrrgh what’s a contraction??????? Question: how can I give a concrete meaning to this abstract word? Is there a real life application? Kinaesthetic/experiential (aka primary information): ask students to hold up their arm – when outstretched, the muscle is longer (antonym: expansion). Tense the fist and bend the arm, feel the muscle; it is
Fantastic Contractions and how to find them! Read More »
