Transcript How to Learn a Word - Spell

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Hi, I’m Noeline Anderson
and this year I’m offering PLD on:
•Spell-Write Online
•The 20/20 Literacy Programme
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www.spell-write.nz
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Power Point: 1
• An Introduction to Spell-Write Online
• Getting Started and Setting-up Your Students
•‘Words to Learn’ List (A Spelling Notebook Online)
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Spell-Write has been successful
because it is:
Flexible
• Functions effectively in a variety of
classrooms and spelling programmes
without being tied to one
Broad
• Links the Spelling Programme to
the wider classroom programme
Spell-Write’s core concepts are:
• We learn to spell to write,
to communicate with clarity
• Spelling is a writing skill
• Spelling is best mastered in the
context of learning to write
• An effective spelling programme
is balanced and meets the needs
of each student
Spell-Write recognises:
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That using alphabet lists to find a word increases
the possibility of spelling the word correctly
That knowing the meaning of a word makes
the word easier to learn
• Words that children use in their writing are
the most important words for them to know
how to spell
• Skills that present difficulty when a child
is writing are the skills to teach
My Students
1. Enter each student in your class
2. Upload their photo, if you wish
3. Give them a password
4. Begin
My Students
1. Analyse student’s work
2. Decide which skills and
words to focus on
My Students
Lisa’s Work
Lila’s Word List
silence
night
awake
alarm
bark
learn
Now click learn and take the word through
the ‘learn a word’ process.
and more…
The child can learn their
words from their
‘Words to Learn’ list
at school and at home.
How to Learn a Word
A Poster and A Video
Use these to teach children
and parents the process of
learning to spell a word.
One clear message.
Words to Learn
and how to choose the them
• The words have presented difficulty
when writing
• The student is likely to use the word
in their writing
• Learning the word is achievable for
the student
Words to Learn
Where do they come from?
• Writing
• Class Lists
• Group List
• My Favourite Words
A child needs to
WRITE LOTS and EVERYWHERE
A child’s writing is the raw material,
the information that tells the teacher
what skills to teach
and the words to focus on.
This process works well
when a child feels safe.
Safe enough to make mistakes.
Safe enough to learn.
www.pixelhouseonline.com
Hi, I’m Noeline Anderson
and this year I’m offering PLD on:
•The 20/20 Literacy Programme
•Spell-Write Online
www.pixelhouseonline.com
www.spell-write.nz