spelling drills | Autism PDD
Hi, I have a new question ...
T has spelling tests, weekly, now, in first grade.
We have been working with her at home a lot. One thing we started was getting her to spell the words verbally, out loud, instead of always writing them (she is slow and perfectionist in writing!). She find it a bit awkward, but it does give her another "channel," or means of accessing the right spelling -- her auditory memory.
Being ancient, I wondered -- do teachers still use spelling out loud as drills? And ... what do you think of the practice? Is it helpful? Anyone else do it?
We just started spelling word too. She already knew 1/2 of them (repetitive words in her writing.) I do both styles. J uses a lined erase board . I act like the teacher. I say the word and see if J. can spell it. Afterwards I say the ones J got wrong. Bat. B-A-T. I and J sounds it out as J spells it. I also show her rhyming words too, example at hat (have J put a line under at area)
Non-thing wrong about using her memory for spelling
Daniel is homeschooled this year. I make him do the words written 5 times each. He has to learn the definitions and use them in a sentence also. -5 for anyday work is late turned in. Yes we do them aloud also. He get's 2 times each week to pass the written test. I do this cause he is dyslexic also.
Ginko helps the memory also!
Wow - spelling tests at the beginning of first grade? Holy cow. My son just started these, and he's in 2nd! In first, they just let them spell things the way they wanted to :)I recall only writing whenever a spelling test or definition test was issued, never did I outloud have to do a test, tho once in 10th grade everyone had to verbally answer a math question b4 they could leave class once.We do spelling verbally throughout the week until Thursday night, then he writes them, I call it his quiz. He takes test on Friday at School. Writing is very hard for my son , in Eementary School he was given the test verbally. We also used a ball bounced back and forth for each letter. and sometimes shaving cream in the shower, but we could not stop him from using the whole can on one word. Sugar or salt on baking pan might work for your child too, for my son it was just to messy, couldn't keep him on tasks. I don't know if teachers still do spelling drills...I'd say not, from my education courses it's been drilled into us that it's bad pedagogy to force students to perform in front of one another...some other ideas for practicing spelling:1. Buy magnetic letters/foam letters/stickers and have her practice with those (have letters ready ahead of time with a few extras so you don't spend all day finding letters w/her)
2. practice aloud using snaps and claps, or any other motor actions (for each consonant have her clap, and every vowel have her snap), works on two skills at once while keeping her moving
3. Make a crossword with current and past words
(and I thought I could think of more, but I combined a lot in #1)
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