Teaching Spelling Within Writing

Many teachers will often see students pick up spelling and word knowledge, but struggle to transfer it to their writing.To talk about teaching spelling within the context of writing, we're joined by Diane Snowball, a highly experienced educator who led significant change in education throughout whole school districts in the US as well as Australia.  Some key considerations discussed in the episode:The context for teaching spellingHow students understand spellingStrategies used for spellingTeaching through investigationsHow do we teach spelling strategies that will work?How the approach changes across year levelsAnalysing writing for spelling knowledge/strategiesSupporting less able studentsLearning wordsHigh frequency words (or the words we all use the most in our reading and writing)Why 'word walls' are usefulOther alternatives to rote memorisationLearning personal new words for writingProofreadingChoosing wordsLearning wordsLearning related wordsGetting feedbackLearning about wordsDeveloping phonological awarenessLearning letter namesLearning about spelling patternsLearning about spelling generalisationsOther investigationsAnd much more!Resources mentioned in this episode:TEACHIFICTeaching and Learning About Spelling by Diane Snowball https://www.teachific.com.au/view/1732/teaching-and-learning-about-spellingSpelling: Suggested Teaching Plan K-6 by Diane Snowball https://www.teachific.com.au/find?page=2&search_type=standard&category_group=0&types[]=125Analysing a Student’s Writing to Check Their Spelling Knowledge v2 by Diane Snowball https://www.teachific.com.au/view/1913/analysing-a-students-writing-to-check-their-spelling-knowledge--Rimes A3 Flip Chart (Mini Lessons): https://www.teachific.com.au/view/1915/rimes-a3-flip-chartAMAZON‘Spelling K-8’ by Diane Snowball and Faye Bolton https://www.amazon.com.au/Spelling-Diane-Bolton-Faye-Snowball/dp/1571100741Connect with us!Join our community on Facebook for exclusive resources, Q and A, discussions, insights and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teacherstoolkitforliteracyGot any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email [email protected] Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy is the free podcast for motivated teachers and school leaders who want the latest tips, tricks and tools to inspire their students and school community in literacy learning. Hear from literacy expert and founder of Cue Learning, Sharon Callen, and special guests.At Cue Learning, our literacy specialists draw on over 30 years of teaching and international consulting experience to deliver world-class learning solutions. We equip, empower and support teachers to become their authentic selves. To find out about upcoming events, and about how Cue can help you and your school, visit the Cue Learning website http://www.cuelearning.com.au/ and sign up to our newsletter http://www.cuelearning.com.au/contact-us.htmlAnd you can get even more amazing teaching resources, right now, at Teachific https://www.teachific.com.au/.To make sure you don’t miss any literacy learning tips and insights, please subscribe to our show on your favourite podcast player.Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com