When assessing Kindergarten and Year 1 students for reading difficulties, we should always test spelling. Here’s why.
A while back, a worried parent asked me why I was planning to test her early Year 1 child’s spelling skills when the child’s main…
Should we spend time teaching our kids to spell? If so, how, and what should we teach them?
Learning to spell is hard and time-consuming. Should we invest precious school time teaching kids how to spell? I think so. Here’s why: 1. Teachers, bosses…
Why is English spelling so hard? Why and how should we teach it?
Literacy involves three skills: reading, writing and spelling. But many literacy programs focus only on reading and writing. Lots of us – including the Oxford…