In his influential book, The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), University of Chicago eco- nomics professor Thorstein Veblen pointed to the mastery of the complexities of traditional spelling as one of the ostentatious distinctions cherished by the snobbish élite. "English orthography," he wrote...
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You definitely want to make a Word Card for the word, and you’ll also want to review the word and those like it daily for a while to ensure mastery of whatever caused the spelling error. If such errors continue over the next couple of day, consider reteaching the lesson that covered ...
Follow the Order of the Lessons Presented in the Book:Hence, teachers or parents need to follow the calculated steps presented throughoutRead Instantly. To start, avoid teaching words that contain hardC, hardG,QorQu,Sthat sounds like aZas in is, double letters as in add, theYas a vowel ...
Zimmer is also sensitive to the criticism that some vocabulary questions are evaluating the spellers’ cultural sophistication rather than their mastery of roots and language patterns. This year’s vocabulary questions contain more clues that will guide gifted spellers to the ...
When finished correcting the worksheet, the student comes up to the teacher’s desk to mini-conference. If the student has self-corrected and self-edited the practice section and “passed” theWRITEformative assessment, change the slash (/) into an “X” for mastery on the appropriate box on...
Just to clarify, AAR does expect mastery of the concepts. That is, your child needs to be able to sound out the words without struggle before moving on. However, it can take time, sometimes half the book or so, before children will naturally be able to read words without needing to sou...