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Aug 2022
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Spelling: It’s a Literacy Teaching Oppor...

Reading Horizons
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This episode can be a classroom game-changer. For many of us, spelling means a weekly word list handed out on Monday and assessed on Friday. In this episode of Literacy Talks, our experts share new perspectives on actually teaching spelling. It’s more than testing or memorizing words. Good spelling instruction can be a diagnostic window into students’ proficiency as readers and writers. Tune in and learn how spelling instruction can lead to strong, lasting literacy connections.

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