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Voices from the Middle

Spelling: From Invention to Strategies

by Howard Miller

Spelling: From Invention to Strategies
Grades
5 - 9
Type
Journal
Published
March 2002
Publisher
NCTE

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Description

Veteran educator Howard Miller shares a set of strategies that can propel middle school writers (and "inventive" spellers) into the role of being responsible and strategic in this Voices from the Middle article.

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  • Calendar Activities
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  • Lesson Plans
Grades
7 - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Literacy-Related Event
National Spelling Bee Finals are held this week.

Students discuss why certain contests get more publicity than others and what counts as "knowledge."

Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Recurring Lesson
Shared Spelling Strategies
Students increase their spelling accuracy and retention, while preserving fluency, by using sound, sight recall, and analyzing strategies instead of memorizing words, as they deal with spelling during drafting.