Re: Editing for Spelling

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I like the idea of colored pencils and switching papers. I can
overlook a couple of misspelled words, but I teach BSI students
and often their spelling is so distracting that it's hard to tell
what they're trying to say. There are nearly 1,000 students in my
building and computer time is at a premium, so I can't have them
type. Besides, they're much faster when they write by hand.

On 12/13/10, Sara wrote:
> On 12/10/10, NJ/4th wrote:
>> Any advice/tips on helping students check and correct their
>> spelling while they're writing? I have about five days to
>> do Writers Workshop and don't have enough time to check the
>> spelling of 47 fourth graders. I need them to be able to do
>> most of this on their own. How can students find their own
>> mistakes when they don't even realize the word is misspelled
>> in the first place?
>
> Well, they can't. I separate spelling out from writing
> actually... Students can write even if they can't spell and
> if they can't spell, it's better than it doesn't stop them
> from writing.
> For two reasons - their spelling usually improves with age -
> why wait for that? Why have them write only when they can
> spell?
>
> And - I rarely write anything by hand anymore - who does?? I
> use Spellcheck and it tells me with a wavy red or green line
> that I haven't spelled something correctly.
>
> I put up a word wall with commonly misspelled words and if I
> have time, I'll circle misspelled words in their paper and
> write the correctly spelled words above it. But - I require
> my students of almost all ages to type.
 

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