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Join Noeline Anderson for the Spell-Write Online PLD focusing on enhancing literacy skills. This program offers flexible and effective spelling strategies tied to writing, promoting clear communication. Learn how to select and teach important words, analyze student work, and utilize online resources effectively. Understand the core concepts and teaching methods behind Spell-Write to optimize spelling and writing abilities in both classroom and home settings.
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www.pixelhouseonline.com • Hi, I’m Noeline Anderson • and this year I’m offering PLD on: • Spell-Write Online • The 20/20 Literacy Programme www.pixelhouseonline.com www.spell-write.nz
Power Point: 1 • An Introduction to Spell-Write Online • Getting Started and Setting-up Your Students • ‘Words to Learn’ List (A Spelling Notebook Online) www.spell-write.nz
Spell-Write has been successful because it is: Flexible • Functions effectively in a variety of • classrooms and spelling programmes • without being tied to one Broad • Links the Spelling Programme to • the wider classroom programme
Spell-Write’s core concepts are: • We learn to spell to write, • to communicate with clarity • Spelling is a writing skill • Spelling is best mastered in the • context of learning to write • An effective spelling programme • is balanced and meets the needs • of each student
Spell-Write recognises: • That using alphabet lists to find a word increases • the possibility of spelling the word correctly • That knowing the meaning of a word makes • the word easier to learn • Words that children use in their writing are • the most important words for them to know • how to spell • Skills that present difficulty when a child • is writing are the skills to teach
My Students 1. Enter each student in your class 2. Upload their photo, if you wish 3. Give them a password 4. Begin
My Students 1. Analyse student’s work 2. Decide which skills and words to focus on My Students Lisa’s Work
silence night awake alarm bark learn Now click and take the word through the ‘learn a word’ process. learn
The child can learn their words from their ‘Words to Learn’ list at school and at home.
How to Learn a Word A Poster and A Video Use these to teach children and parents the process of learning to spell a word. One clear message.
Words to Learn and how to choose the them • The words have presented difficulty • when writing • The student is likely to use the word • in their writing • Learning the word is achievable for • the student
Words to Learn Where do they come from? • Writing • Class Lists • Group List • My Favourite Words
A child needs to WRITE LOTS and EVERYWHERE A child’s writing is the raw material, the information that tells the teacher what skills to teach and the words to focus on.
This process works well when a child feels safe. Safe enough to make mistakes. Safe enough to learn.
www.pixelhouseonline.com • Hi, I’m Noeline Anderson • and this year I’m offering PLD on: • The 20/20 Literacy Programme • Spell-Write Online www.pixelhouseonline.com www.spell-write.nz