I used Sitton Spelling in my multiage classroom and as far as I know
my partner and I were the only teachers at my school using it, so I
don't think you necessarily need *staff buy-in* if you are strong
enough to stand on your own and believe in what you are doing AND
have supportive administrators who do not act like morons. I educated
my parents on Back to School night about how spelling would work and
explained the philosophy behind not having a weekly spelling list,
and they were fine with it. It's really all in the approach.
And I probably did not use it with "fidelity" (a word I have come to
detest, by the way) but it worked well in our reading/writing workshop.
Renee
On May 12, 2011, at 7:23 AM, Jewelia Oswald wrote:
I've used Sitton Spelling for 9 years or so. I think it's a great
program, but requires good training and staff "buy in." It's hard
for teachers and parents to wrap their heads around it at first-
especially if they're used to a "traditional" Monday-Friday list
program. At the independent school where I used to teach, teachers
at older grades really saw growth in students' spelling ability,
specifically regarding homophones and other high-use words. I have
found that some teachers refuse to use it with fidelity, and this
hinders the program's effectiveness.
--- On Wed, 5/11/11, Maureen Morrissey
<[email protected]> wrote:
From: Maureen Morrissey <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] question regarding spelling
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
<[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 5:01 AM
I use Rebecca Sitton too and think it does a great job. The
children learn
both the commonly written words and spelling patterns. The program
is weak
on spelling pattern above the third grade level so I supplement
with weekly
making words activities. The program is aimed at transferring the
correct
spelling into writing immediately and there is no Monday to Friday
list to
memorize. It's probably as close to an authentic spelling program
as I have
seen in my 28 years in the classroom in several different grade
levels.
Best,
Maureen
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Hoefling, Robyn <
[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Michelle,
We are using Rebecca Sitton. A committee of teachers in our
district spent
a year investigating spelling programs and found this one to be
the most
authentic for learning words that are most often used in our
writing (they
call them priority words) and then you can customize the list
based on
content or frequently misspelled words from your writing workshop,
etc.
Robyn
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From: [email protected] [[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 11:38 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [MOSAIC] contents Mosaic digest question regarding spelling
Hello
This is the first time I have asked for advice. I have been a
member for
years and read it regularly. I am in charge of putting together a
spelling
curriculum for a lower school that includes 3rd-6th grade. Do you
have
advice of spelling programs, books or activities (and listst) that
you have
found beneficial to help keds get inside the words rather than just
memorizing them for the test? I am interested in a SOUND approach
that is
grade level appropriate for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th. Thanks for
any advice
or help.
Michelle Gips, speech-language pathologist and reading specialist
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