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How to Improve Spelling With Simple Word Sort Activities

Spelling, Teaching WritingBy Hannah Braun August 7, 2020

Inside: My 10 favorite word sort activities. Use these in your classroom or for distance learning to build up spelling and phonics skills. O n Thursday nights when I was in 2nd grade, my mom turned into a spelling cheerleader. “B clap, U-R clap, R-I clap -E-D!” she’d chant. It wasn’t that my…

Research About Spelling for More Effective Instruction

Spelling, Teaching 101, Teaching WritingBy Hannah Braun May 1, 2016 7 Comments

Research about and best practices for teaching spelling in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade classroom. Do you ever feel like your teacher prep program left you with some major gaps? Like, how the heck do you really teach spelling? We’re probably all familiar with the technique of assigning lists and testing at the…