S7 E8 - Why Your Spelling Approach Might Be Working Against You (Part 2)

About this episode

Jocelyn Seamer discusses the importance of recognizing diverse spelling abilities among students and offers practical strategies for effective spelling instruction.

The fastest way to make spelling instruction fail is to assume every student is starting from the same place. They are not and your planning shouldn’t pretend they are. I’m getting practical about what to do with the real mix of spellers sitting in front of you, especially in upper primary and early secondary, where gaps can hide behind “good enough” writing and familiar word memory. I also walk you through the key design decisions behind Spelling Success in Action 1, including differentiate...

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Host: Jocelyn Seamer

Topics covered

• spelling instruction
• differentiation
• upper primary education
• secondary education
• student assessment

Keywords

• spelling
• instruction
• differentiation
• upper primary
• secondary
• student needs
• Spelling Success in Action

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