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The school I am working at wants the kids spelling upon entering K, words that greater then cvc. They also want them to pretty much already be reading words such as good and bell . To me these standers for a 4 year old are way to high. I have a meeting with my boss about this next week. Any thoughts on this. Are my standers too low or are they expecting to much of a child at this age. I know our state standers are not that high.
one thought That is insane; my heart breaks for the students in your district. Look up Words Their Way. It is a spelling program for K-6.While I am not a huge fan of the program in itself, at least the K program begins with PICTURE sorts, not actual word spelling. There are several sorts that have to do with beginning sounds, rhyming, etc; they have nothing to...See More
Sep 8, 2012
montana k12 On 9/08/12, one thought wrote: > That is insane; my heart breaks for the students in your > district. Look up Words Their Way. It is a spelling program > for K-6.While I am not a huge fan of the program in itself, at > least the K program begins with PICTURE sorts, not actual word > spelling. There are several sorts that have to do ...See More
Sep 13, 2012


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