SCHOOL FOR THOUGHT

Spelling it out

There’s an interesting discussion going on at Kitchen Table Math about how a strong ability to memorize can mask crucially-important learning deficits - which come back to bite students later on. In this case, the discussion is mostly about spelling/reading deficits. This related Kitchen Table Math posting lists a bunch of resources to deal with this problem. And here’s a link to our quick and easy test for establishing a student’s approximate spelling level in the first place.