Anonymous wrote:It is very unusual, are you sure he doesn’t have LD? Does he read books?

Is it, though? NP. My middle schooler is doing well in school and on standardized tests, but can't spell at all. Going through the bulk of elementary school virtually during the pandemic might have something to do with it.

It is very unusual, are you sure he doesn’t have LD? Does he read books?

Pick a spelling curriculum you like — or spelling workbooks you like, then work through them systematically. Start at a level where DC can succeed at most words, then gradually work up from there. Do this for maybe 10-15 minutes per day, but very day. Shorter time if very yound and full 15 minutes if older.

Anonymous wrote:You need to get a tutor who uses Orton Gillingham.

Or just pay for Logic of English or All About Spelling, homeschool spelling curricula that can easily be used over the summer and are based on OG.

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Anonymous wrote:What phonics curriculum was used in grades k-3?

Not the OP, but considering their child is in middle school, it’s very possible there was no dedicated phonics program at that time. Unfortunately many districts in the region and across the country moved away from phonics for many years in favor of crappy balanced literacy curricula.

That's what I want to know. There's a big difference between a kid who has never been taught phonics and one who has a doesn't grasp sound spelling combinations.

The point is that the schools used to teach spelling. Your school failed you because they didn’t help your DC throughout elementary learn to spell.

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Anonymous wrote:What phonics curriculum was used in grades k-3?

Not the OP, but considering their child is in middle school, it’s very possible there was no dedicated phonics program at that time. Unfortunately many districts in the region and across the country moved away from phonics for many years in favor of crappy balanced literacy curricula.

That's what I want to know. There's a big difference between a kid who has never been taught phonics and one who has an doesn't grasp sound spelling combinations.

I don't understand all the phonics ranting.
My kid knows he syllable types and what sounds letter combinations make. The problem is that we speak English, and there are many logical syllable spellings for any given word. I never had a problem memorizing the official spellings, but one of my kids does. (Same school as the other kid).

Anonymous wrote:Apples and Pears. It turned my poor speller around. We just did one page a day. The entire books are available for preview at Sound Foundations. It looks so boring and repetitive, but it really helped my kid.

Placement test
https://www.soundfoundations.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/placement.pdf


OK I guess my kid has bad spelling, not terrible spelling.

Apples and Pears. It turned my poor speller around. We just did one page a day. The entire books are available for preview at Sound Foundations. It looks so boring and repetitive, but it really helped my kid.

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Anonymous wrote:You need to get a tutor who uses Orton Gillingham.

that will cost 100$/hr. Any other suggestions?

Not all OG tutors charge that much. Teach your child the syllable types. That will go a long way. If he's really deficient, give her a spelling inventory to find out what the gaps are.

Anonymous wrote:You need to get a tutor who uses Orton Gillingham.

that will cost 100$/hr. Any other suggestions?

You need to get a tutor who uses Orton Gillingham.

Anonymous wrote:What phonics curriculum was used in grades k-3?

Not the OP, but considering their child is in middle school, it’s very possible there was no dedicated phonics program at that time. Unfortunately many districts in the region and across the country moved away from phonics for many years in favor of crappy balanced literacy curricula.

What phonics curriculum was used in grades k-3?

How do I teach my kid spelling?

Books? Apps?

Middle schooler, above average academics, but terrible speller