True success in spelling comes when schools have a strategy that integrates and evolves with every year level.

In this episode, one of Australia's top educators and Teacher's Tool Kit regular Diane Snowball joined literacy expert Sharon Callen to talk about how to do that.

The trio talk about:

• How to teach in a coordinated way across the school that addresses the two spelling strands:
  1. Teaching children HOW to learn words in a deeper way
  2. Teaching children a range of strategies to work out how to spell unknown words (phonetic, visual, morphemic)
• How do we work out a scope and sequence?
• How to approach K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
• How to coordinate evaluation across the school

And much more.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

TEACHIFIC 

• Spelling: A Suggested Teaching Plan, K-6
• Analysing Student’s Writing to Check Their Spelling Knowledge

AMAZON

• Spelling K-8 by Diane Snowball and Faye Bolton

PRACTICAL WEBINAR

'Reading Like a Writer: Teaching Information Writing' - Yrs 2-6, with Sharon Callen

August 14th 10-11.30am, Adelaide time (One 1.5 hour workshop)

This unique, practical webinar with Sharon and Phil Callen is for motivated Years 2-6 teachers and leaders of literacy who want 'hands on' ways to enrich the teaching of information writing through the Reading Like a Writer framework.  
Participants will actually see how teaching strategies can be expertly used with all the tools and techniques you need to succeed.
Learn how to powerfully use quality children’s literature and a workshop model, and develop students as self-motivated, self-directed and self-regulated writers.

Teacher comment from the last webinar: "I gained so much from the workshop regarding structuring the workshop model, and the content that can sit within the framework.

I adore Sharon’s style of professional teaching (energetic, engaging, passionate) and took a lot on board for my future as a leader in a school."

Register here.

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The Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy is the free podcast for motivated teachers and school leaders who want the latest tips, tricks and tools to inspire their students and school community in literacy learning. 

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