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Applications to My Classroom
Below is a list of nine ways I have applied this research or plan to use this research with my gifted students in grades three
& five.
1. Spelling Logs
The students have started keeping a list of words they spell incorrectly with the proper spelling and a tip to remember the
word.
2. Writing Conference
We are discussing problem spelling during conference time.
3. Teacher NOT correcting all the spelling mistakes
I have started letting the student know there is a mistake in a sentence and having him find the word.
4. Writing more
We have started writing for at least half of our class time.
5. Spelling strategies
When I’m asked to spell a word rather than me just telling the student the correct spelling, I will say, “How
do you think it’s spelled?” Then we discuss ways to figure out the spelling.
6. Newspaper Publishing
We publish the students’ articles in the newspaper.
7. Book Publishing
We are in the process of writing and illustrating a book. We will scan the pictures, type in the text, and then print it using
our color printer to produce spiral bound books.
8. ePals
I would like to start a project that connects the students with students in another school—perhaps even from another
country. If we can get around our school proxy, I would like to use the Internet. This would give them an audience and another
purpose to polish their writing and improve their spelling.
9. Starter words
Probably one of the most beneficial strategies I discovered in this research was how to help the student that just can’t
seem to get started writing. I had never thought about spelling being one of the problems. I have a student that fit one of
the case studies I read about to the tee. I sat down with him and let him tell me his story. I wrote down six words—nouns
and verbs—while he was talking. When he finished, I gave him the list. I said, “Here’s a few of the words
you used when you were telling me your story. Use these as a guide and write your story.” It was amazing. He wrote on
his own for about thirty minutes and actually produced a half page. That may not sound like much, but for this third grader—it
is!
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