Tuesday!
These kindergartners are getting bigger by the minute! They are acting more and more like first-graders....well except for the tattling! We sent handwriting homework home today ....should be crumpled up in the bottom of that back pack somewhere! And we even did a SPELLING TEST today just for assessment purposes to use for oral language development. I went to a wonderful class on Saturday to learn about the "Words Their Way" curriculum. It was great! The spelling research reveals five main points:
- Our brains are pattern seekers
- Most students use systematic spelling strategies that we can highlight and teach.
- There are a number of strategies that good spellers unconsciously use (alphabet/letter-sound correspondence, within-word patterns and word meaning).
- Learning is enhanced when students demonstrate an understanding of how something works rather than reciting facts.
- Spelling is a developmental process like learning to Read and Write!
I will continue the class tomorrow....first and second grades are using this program already!
A quick peek at these wonderful, ever-energetic, kindergartners.....gotta love them!
2 comments:
The sound of learning is a beautiful sound indeed. I have noticed an amazing advance in spelling in our kindergartener in the past few weeks.
Oh those smiles! Graham and Eric - awww! Thanks for catching Clarkie's hammming it up too. I will keep these videos forever! They would be great fun to show at a high-school graduation party...
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