BOB MOYLAN spoke of SPELLING BY ROUTMAN to CARL BOGARDUS on 10-19-96
BM>Carl Bogardus On (18 Oct 96) was overheard to say to Ron Mcdermott
BM> 
BM> CB> Exactly! Why not develop spelling lists from the writing errors
BM> CB> and the vocabulary lists from class reading. Then you have the
BM> CB> best of both. Use lists from the child's experience - then
BM> CB> expect (demand?) that these words be spelled correctly on any
BM> CB> published work, (written stories or etc. taken home or hung on
BM> CB> the wall at school). 
BM> Why not you ask.  You should know why not, it makes too much sense;
BM> isn't supported by a "large" body of "widely accepted" this or that
BM> type of research/study/observation.  Sigh...if it works just DO IT.
This idea is NOT a traditional methodology.  Typically schools teach 
from spelling text books using prescribed lists and divided into weekly 
lessons usually in order to teach some spelling generalization such as 
the long e sound in bean, meat, and seat.  It doesn't take long for the 
bright child to figure out that any word on the test this week that has 
that sound is going to be spelled *ea* 
The idea Bob Moylan expressed above is more to the liking of whole 
language theorists. Regie Routeman is valued by whole language teachers 
for her fresh ideas and creative teaching strategies.  Her ideas for 
effective and appropriate spelling strategies include some direct 
instruction (such as working with the whole class on the double 
consonant rule), developing a class Spelling Book (where frequently 
misspelled word are recorded correctly) Wall charts listing correct 
spelling of words the class is working on, and Personal Dictionary 
(where a child records words they have been working on -- ones they had 
previous trouble with).  Routeman has more ideas that include whole-
group, small group, and individual spelling that help children develop 
spelling strategies.
The difference here may be that whole language teachers would not have a 
weekly testing of words from a child's word list.  
Dan   
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