Developed as a forerunner to "Spell-Write: An Aid to Writing, Spelling, and Word Study," this student workbook includes words starting with each letter of the alphabet and spaces for students' words. The workbook also presents words related to 13 topics (including "colours,""numbers," and "my family") using…

This pamphlet on spelling research contains the practical outcomes of two recent studies investigating how children learn to spell. The pamphlet presents the findings and discusses the implications of a study which examined writing samples from 1,250 primary school children, ages 7 through 12, to determine the most frequently used and most…

This booklet is the teachers manual for "Spell-Write," a text to aid learners in writing, spelling, and word study, and is intended to function effectively in a variety of classroom spelling and word study programs. The booklet has four main sections. An introduction discusses briefly the alphabetical spelling lists, the background to…

A study evaluated a program designed to increase knowledge of vowel sounds and improve phonetic and conventional spelling of children who showed a low level of spelling. Their level was so low that written communication beyond the most rudimentary level was effectively denied them. Subjects, 32 children from 10 participating schools broadly…

Suggestions for structuring a classroom spelling program are offered, focusing on three major components: personal spelling lists, word study and vocabulary extension, and studying and mastering the core vocabulary of written English. The 300 most frequent words in New Zealand primary writing and the 100 most often misspelled words are listed.…

How can classroom spelling programs be structured and organized to fit current approaches to language? Ten major considerations can be identified: (1) spelling is a skill of writing; (2) spelling is best learned as a component of writing, and not as a result of studying isolated skills; (3) not all children will pick up spelling as a result of…

Five research studies dealing with spelling achievement in New Zealand schools have been conducted; these include dictated-word spelling tests, written language studies, and achievement data collections of 20,000 students. Several conclusions emerge from an examination of this research: spelling achievement studies should be based on samples of…

This booklet is the Teacher's Manual for "Spell-Write" (Revised), a text to aid students in New Zealand in writing, spelling, and word study programs. "Spell-Write" (Revised) will be used predominantly in Years 4-7 classrooms. The overriding principle which has been retained in this revised edition is that of…