Reenvisioning Spelling Instruction: Developmental Word Study Nonnegotiables.

Spelling instruction has been researched over the last several decades, but unfortunately, researchers have determined that best practices have not generally transferred to classroom practice. The authors explored how quality word study professional development rooted in nonnegotiable tenets provide...

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Published in:Reading Teacher Vol. 73; no. 6; pp. 711 - 723
Main Authors: Vines, Nora, Jordan, Jennifer, Broemmel, Amy D.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell May/Jun2020
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Summary:Spelling instruction has been researched over the last several decades, but unfortunately, researchers have determined that best practices have not generally transferred to classroom practice. The authors explored how quality word study professional development rooted in nonnegotiable tenets provided a framework for teacher and student construction of knowledge and practice. This work resulted in reframed conceptual knowledge on the part of the teachers and achievement growth on the part of the students.