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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well if studying at home for the inevitable spelling test is a waste of time, I'd love to know how you otherwise go about doing well on it.[/quote]

Spelling tests work about as well as homework when you look at the research. They certainly don't need to be inevitable and many schools don't have them.

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Really? which schools? My two kids have collectively been to total of 10 schools between them (we move a lot) and I haven't come across a single one that does not have spelling tests from 1st grade onwards.

I know Waldorf leaves it later - but they do have them.[/quote]

My kids are excellent spellers and never had a spelling test in DCPS. They do have spelling bees though.[/quote]

Is this the yearly spelling bee that leads up to the national level or is this something more regular on the classroom level to replace tests?
Do the kids work as a class preparing for the bee?

My youngest was very motivated by the national spelling bee and studied a lot for it, but I would guess that most of her classmates were not similarly motivated.  I know her older sister wasn't.

Are your kids big readers?  That might help their language skills (including spelling), but I don't think we can count on all students reading enough to become expert spellers.

I am glad your kids spell well, but how are their fellow students?  I came to college in DC, and after graduation I worked for a short while as a temp.  I still remember being shocked at how impressed the agency was after I completed my skills assessment that I could spell.  Apparently, that was not something they could take for granted.  That was over 20 years ago, so things may have changed drastically.  However, if you don't teach kids to spell, how can you assume that they have learned?[/quote]

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