by Julie Crimmins-Crocker | Aug 26, 2022 | Spelling Tips
Phonics Instruction and the Alphabetic Principle Phonics instruction is a method of literacy teaching that helps children understand that words are made up of letters, and that letters represent sounds. This is the alphabetic principle – the understanding that...
by Julie Crimmins-Crocker | Oct 23, 2020 | Spelling Tips
Educationalists once believed that children learned to spell by predominantly using their visual rote memory. Consequently, when teaching spelling, students were forced to learn and remember word lists, then terrorized by weekly tests. For the vast majority of...
by Julie Crimmins-Crocker | Oct 23, 2020 | Spelling Tips
Learning to spell is certainly a puzzle for many students. Research shows that the easiest way to learn to spell is for students to access all of the pieces they need to complete the puzzle and really grasp how words work. Whether slowly or at speed, all learners move...
by Julie Crimmins-Crocker | Oct 20, 2020 | Spelling Tips
Homograph (ho·mo·graph) Definition of Homograph 1. One of two or more words spelled alike but different in meaning, or derivation or pronunciation (such as the bow of a ship, a bow and arrow). What is a Homograph?...
by Julie Crimmins-Crocker | Oct 17, 2020 | Spelling Tips
Heteronym (het·ero·nym) Definition of Heteronym One of two or more homographs (such as a bass voice and bass, a fish) that differ in pronunciation and meaning. What is a Heteronym A heteronym one of two or more words spelled alike but with different...
by Julie Crimmins-Crocker | Oct 17, 2020 | Spelling Tips
Homophone (ho·mo·phone) Definition of Homophone 1. one of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling (such as the words to, too, and two) 2: a character or group of characters pronounced the same as...
