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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

This worked for me, reading a lot and having a good memory.  But it doesn't work for everyone.  There are ways to teach spelling, and there are lots of rules that apply to nearly all words -- look into The Writing Road to Reading and All About Spelling, for a rules-based approach to spelling and writing.  [/quote]

There are definitely strategies that will help, but in my experience, the vast number of students who don't pick up spelling from reading don't do much better with rote memorization. And you can't possibly learn and test every single word. So word groups, word studies, these help build a foundation, and i love them. But I would rather my kid and students not spend time memorizing words as the benefit for the majority of students is minimal.[/quote]

What we are saying is that in many schools children aren't even learning word study. Learning groups of words with similar endings for example. It's all supposed to be absorbed through reading and writing. Keep up.[/quote]

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