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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Spelling tests are kind of artificial. The best way to become a good speller is to read A LOT and to write. Learn some basic spelling rules (I before E, e.g, but even then, exceptions) so reading a variety of texts produces better spellers than anything else. And really, we don't like to say it, but being a good speller overall is kind of an innate skill. [/quote] I think you've just drunk the cool aid. Spelling is still taught in most districts in the country. They are not all wrong to do so. Yes, children need to write a lot to become good spellers. However learning how groups of words are similarly spelt does help them categorize words in their mind. It certainly does for me. Unfortunately FCPS is weak in both word study and in writing, so most children are only getting spelling instruction through reading which isn't enough.[/quote]
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