How are Reading and Spelling Connected? Reading and spelling are two sides of the same coin. In order to do one part well, you need the other part. In order to read, you need to decode (sound out) words. In order to spell, you need to encode words. In other words, to spell, you need…
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Auditory Processing and Spelling
What is Auditory Processing? Have you ever heard a new word and tried to spell it? Doing this helps you to remember the new word. The process of reading new words is much easier than spelling new words. Reading is the process of decoding. Spelling is the process of encoding. These are two sides of…
What Causes Problems with Spelling?
Many children and even adults have problems with spelling. Spell check can often only get you so far. Sometimes spell check cannot even tell what word it is you are trying to spell. You may have even written a word that is a word but not the word you intended to write. Poor spelling abilities…
10 Spelling Activities for Any Word List
Looking for a method to the madness of learning to spell? Take a look at Scholar Within’s spelling program. We teach spelling through spelling patterns with systematic step-by-step video lessons and hands-on activities. Learn More Spelling activities can make spelling practice a bit more fun and can help with spelling problems. Spelling problems can happen because…
Choosing the Best Dictionary for Students
Selecting the best dictionary for your students can make all the difference. As parents and teachers, we know the value of reference books like the dictionary and the thesaurus. These reference books help us to understand what we read, build our vocabulary, and improve our writing skills. As a teacher, I have a variety of…
How to Learn to Spell: Best Practices Guide
Learning how to spell can be difficult. Even adults can have problems with spelling. When you follow the best practices to teach spelling, it makes learning to spell that much easier. In the following e-book, we share the 7 fundamental strategies of an effective spelling program. These aspects are directly aligned with the Orton-Gillingham method…
New Online Spelling Program
We have redesigned our At-Home and Online Spelling Program from the ground up to be the most effective and efficient way to improve your child’s spelling skills. Your kids will learn how to spell words according to their phonetic patterns. They’ll start to identify that most words follow 8 simple spelling patterns. Your kids will…
