Y - Writing Centers are important for all classes. I have used them for all my students in the special Education program. I have it right next to my reading center. I do this so my students can incorporate their reading and writing skills together. I let my younger students dictate what they want to say to me, then I have them copy it for themselves. I feel in this manner, I am demonstrating correct writing skills, but still letting them experiment on their own.
When we do our spelling words each week my routine is to write the words on the board, have the students copy them (in both print and cursive, if appropriate), then check their writing skills for correct placement, and then praise them for their work.
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The article also mentioned using manipulative letters. I have several different varieties of letters (plastic, magnetic, rubber, etc.) in my room that we use for spelling out our spelling words. This seems to help even more than writing them down, although, of course, they need to learn how to write them, too.
I also find that doing good old fashioned word rec with the spelling words on that first day helps a lot with the spelling. Often I would find that students were having a hard time with spelling because they couldn't remember which word was which and spending more time with word rec helped them to think about the word and its configuration, rather than just trying to memorize the spelling.
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