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McCabe, Don – 1982
Based on the concept that the natural way of learning is by making mistakes in which immediate self-correction takes place, this booklet discuses how teachers can develop their own sequential spelling tests. The booklet discusses the five steps in giving a sequential spelling test (read the word aloud, students repeat the word, students attempt to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Spelling, Spelling Instruction
McCabe, Don – 1995
This booklet describes a method that any school can use to test the effectiveness of their current spelling program or to compare various spelling programs being used within their system. After a brief discussion of the cost of the program, the booklet describes the paired word approach to evaluating spelling programs, in which one set of words is…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Program Effectiveness