Full Description
This 40th anniversary edition of the beloved bestseller, Spelling Through Phonics, has the same compact and easy-to-use format thousands of educators know and love! With the McCrackens' original spelling instruction program, this book provides detailed instructions and reproducibles to help you
understand phonemic awareness, and how it helps children develop spelling and other literacy skills
teach spelling easily, quickly, and efficiently
integrate visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning strategies
effectively assess and react to students' writing
provide immediate feedback as part of spelling instruction
organize students' spelling practice within the school day
introduce, practice, and review new words and sounds with students in grades 1-3
Help your students become proficient spellers, as well as confident readers and writers, with this developmentally appropriate framework.
Dedicated to the memory of The McCrackens, this 40th anniversary edition honors their invaluable contributions to English language arts and literacy instruction across North America.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
1. Introduction to the Program
Five Beliefs About the Teaching of Spelling
Writing Is an Alphabetic System
Four Insights About Print
Phonemic Awareness
Penmanship
Writing Tools
Letter Formation
Practice
2. Kindergarten
Immersing Kindergarten Children in Language
Hearing Language
Seeing Language
Using Language
Seeing Print in Use
A Brief Checklist of Kindergarten Activities
3. The First Weeks of Grade One
Readiness for Writing: Oral Language Time
Word Banks
Writing Structures
Response Writing
Story Frames
Readiness for Spelling
Ability Groups
How We Teach Spelling
Lesson One: Teaching the First Consonant
Lesson Two: Sequencing
Spelling Dictation on Subsequent Days
Teaching the First Vowel
Whole Words
4. Learning and Practicing
The Suggested Teaching Sequence
Temporary Spelling
How It Works
Teaching to Eliminate Errors
Teaching At-Risk Children
Independent Writing
Teaching What to Write
Teaching How to Write
Why Children Must Write Every Day
Three Writing Assignments
5. Reacting to Children's Writing
Reacting to Content
Reacting to Skill Level
How to Correct Children's Spelling
1. Words That Should Be Corrected
2. Words That Are Beyond the Child's Ability
Doozers
Suggested Day Plan to Fit Skill Teaching
Into a Full Day
6. Spelling Dictation Grades 1-3
Teaching Strategies
Introducing
Practicing
Reviewing
Teaching
Grades One to Three Contents
Grade One
Grade Two
Grade Three
Grade One Spelling Dictation
Grade Two Spelling Dictation
Grade Three Spelling Dictation
Appendix
Spelling Checklists
Grade One Spelling Checklist
Grade Two Spelling Checklist
Grade Three Spelling Checklist
Letter to Parents Regarding Temporary Spelling
Practice-Writing Page with Houses
Alphabet to Show Proper Letter Formation
