In this chapter, we learned all there is to now about spelling inventories. Teachers aren't allowed to give spelling tests, but they are suppose to be giving spelling inventories. The difference is that tests gives the students time to study the words and be tested on them afterwards; inventories have the students initially spell the words and teachers analyze spelling patterns to determine instruction. I haven't seen this in my classroom, that might be why they struggle with writing.
The first time I heard teachers aren't allowed to give spelling tests anymore I thought to myself, "Well how do children learn to spell?" I feel that back in elementary school, spelling tests every Friday is the reason I was able to read and write. When I'm in my interning class, I see so many of the students struggling to spell words right as they're writing. It was hard for me to tell them good job, when they spelled "because" as "bcus." Although, because is a pretty difficult word to spell in first grade, I just felt wrong giving them the assertion that "because" is spelled as "bcus." When do you tell them that it is wrong?
In this chapter, we learned all there is to now about spelling inventories. Teachers aren't allowed to give spelling tests, but they are suppose to be giving spelling inventories. The difference is that tests gives the students time to study the words and be tested on them afterwards; inventories have the students initially spell the words and teachers analyze spelling patterns to determine instruction. I haven't seen this in my classroom, that might be why they struggle with writing.
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Kaila carter
2/1/2014 10:12:23 am
It is very crazy how they do not give spelling test anymore because like you that is the way I learned how to spell words too. There are so many things that have changed in education today and it can be surprising. Learning about the spelling inventory was a really good resource that we can you in our classrooms. It gives us the opportunity to be able to see where are students are having trouble and then we can help the from there.
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2/3/2014 06:25:06 pm
I like this dialog and before I interject I have a few questions for the two of you. 1. Would you bring back spelling tests? Why or why not? 2. Why do you think spelling has left the classroom? What would prevent this in the future? Thanks girls, let me know what your thoughts!
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