2-22-22 Celebration!
2-22-22 Celebrate Reduplication Day! Recently, a member of my Structured Word Inquiry community posted about reduplication. It occurred to me that next Tuesday, February 2nd,
“Happy” Word Investigation
Consider having students conduct Structured Word Investigations (Bowers, 2010) by hand as much as possible. Consider using a “real” dictionary and etymological reference and encourage
Benefits of Teaching Chancery Handwriting
Whenever I see something written in Chancery Script, I sigh with pleasure. It looks so beautiful with its its flow and flourishes. I liked it
Wordle
Have you seen the word game, “Wordle” yet? It’s a game that Josh Wardle created for his partner because she liked word games. Each day,
Conjuring “The Lost Words”
Macfarlane, Robert. The Lost Words: A Spell Book. House of Anansi Press, 2018. “Once upon a time, words began to vanish from the language of
SWI/RT Diagnostic Spelling Assessment
Diagnostic Spelling Assessment-2 Ever since I started teaching with SWI, I knew that a different way of teaching spelling required a different way of