tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post898360689236245036..comments2024-03-23T21:08:20.365-07:00Comments on Forever in First: Saturday Sayings: Word Book? What's that?Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-32890311865456236712014-11-24T19:37:26.312-08:002014-11-24T19:37:26.312-08:00Kristi, I'm glad this helped. There is defini...Kristi, I'm glad this helped. There is definitely a place for those spelling resources, but I love that they can be writers from day one in spite of their spelling. :)Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-65323498663630820292014-11-24T19:36:08.513-08:002014-11-24T19:36:08.513-08:00Melissa, I love that your k-kids are expert writer...Melissa, I love that your k-kids are expert writers by the time they get to first. You do such important work!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-61158660194635741002014-11-24T17:58:48.927-08:002014-11-24T17:58:48.927-08:00I'm so glad that I read your blog on this beca...I'm so glad that I read your blog on this because I have been debating about if I should be pushing my kiddos to be spelling all their words correctly in their writer's notebook. We have talked about sounding the words out and using the word wall etc. So you have helped me be at ease that I can continue to let them do the inventive spelling. Thanks! Kristi <br /><a href="http://teachinglittlemiracles.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Teaching Little Miracles</a>Teaching Little Miracleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15694650140067870645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-18305147909878699092014-11-24T17:38:01.103-08:002014-11-24T17:38:01.103-08:00Tammy,
I feel the same way about the week of confe...Tammy,<br />I feel the same way about the week of conferences...it's like this added thing until the very last parent is meet! Invented spelling is sooooooo important! Your blog post says it all!!! Melissa Mrs. Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797211336092447991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-29847105241568202592014-11-23T16:59:23.184-08:002014-11-23T16:59:23.184-08:00Lori, I love that I get to share writing with thes...Lori, I love that I get to share writing with these parents. It's such a concrete way to show how much growth they've made in such little time. Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-67406500395083312632014-11-23T15:47:10.659-08:002014-11-23T15:47:10.659-08:00I am so glad that your parents got to see the grow...I am so glad that your parents got to see the growth in their child's writing and appreciated the changes. Not all parents understand the importance of invented spelling. Congrats on having conferences completed!<br />Lori<br /><b><a href="http://conversationsinliteracy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Conversations in Literacy</a></b>Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511344892381128298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-57852245164087996992014-11-23T14:40:20.317-08:002014-11-23T14:40:20.317-08:00Crystal, that sounds like what I do in the spring....Crystal, that sounds like what I do in the spring. When I do bring out the word books, they become a tool to use for revision. It makes total sense that your 2nd graders would have them already. :)Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-73710090299879142912014-11-23T14:39:02.520-08:002014-11-23T14:39:02.520-08:00Connie, I've seen that worried writer. I had ...Connie, I've seen that worried writer. I had some at the beginning of the year. Now it's easy to tell from their writing that they got over that. I like being on your page Connie!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-1145370786026892902014-11-23T14:22:34.083-08:002014-11-23T14:22:34.083-08:00I had not thought of word books, etc. as a distrac...I had not thought of word books, etc. as a distraction from the writing process, but I can see that. My kids do have a word wall and book in second grade, but I encourage them to use their 'smarty spelling' most of the time and consult the book for those words they should be spelling correctly in the revision step.<br /><br />Glad you survived conference week!<br /><br />Crystal<br /><a title="Teaching Little Miracles" href="http://teachinglittlemiracles.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Teaching Little Miracles</a> Teaching Little Miracleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15694650140067870645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-13984551042532481932014-11-23T13:55:55.064-08:002014-11-23T13:55:55.064-08:00Maybe if we called it "developmental spelling...Maybe if we called it "developmental spelling" those on the outside wouldn't be as critical or worried about it. I, too, am a huge proponent of "inventive" spelling. I believe that children who are just learning to write should be able to focus on getting their thoughts/ideas down on paper. I want to instill a love of writing. Most of my students are very comfortable stretching and writing words they don't know, but I seem to have one or two every year that are so worried about spelling every word correctly that it dramatically hinders what and how much they write. <br />Tammy, you and I are on the same page with this one:)<br /><br />Connie Anderson<br />www.welcometofirstgraderoom5.blogspot.comMrs. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292753700972397708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-26998251032191065672014-11-23T06:22:24.453-08:002014-11-23T06:22:24.453-08:00Barb, yep the word wall is an important tool in my...Barb, yep the word wall is an important tool in my room as well, although I haven't found a way to really hold them to those words except that any misspelled ones go onto their spelling lists.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-59637856528608319252014-11-23T06:20:59.625-08:002014-11-23T06:20:59.625-08:00Jenny, yes it's a window into what they unders...Jenny, yes it's a window into what they understand about reading. Great point!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-30989775963354301322014-11-23T06:19:47.056-08:002014-11-23T06:19:47.056-08:00Laur, I think it's brilliant and even thoughtf...Laur, I think it's brilliant and even thoughtful how you can find something meaningful to your seniors in my elementary world.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-68620947892378618782014-11-23T06:18:28.195-08:002014-11-23T06:18:28.195-08:00Miss Trayers, Kindergarten teachers definitely hav...Miss Trayers, Kindergarten teachers definitely have a special gift as well. You're so right. Kids who use invented spelling will definitely choose the more descriptive words to write and thus will become better crafters of writing.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-39088294360788714872014-11-22T21:56:29.802-08:002014-11-22T21:56:29.802-08:00I could not agree more. I'm a huge proponent o...I could not agree more. I'm a huge proponent of inventive spelling. (But if a word is on the word wall I expect it to be correctly spelled.) Not only does it help create better writers it goes hand in hand with learning how to read.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776494983428336686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-1276932058214665172014-11-22T12:31:01.164-08:002014-11-22T12:31:01.164-08:00Inventive spelling gives us such a great picture o...Inventive spelling gives us such a great picture of what each child understands about letter/sound associations. I just love comparing their first pieces to what they can do at the end of first grade. As always...wonderful post!<br />JennyOwl Things Firsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978780415995185795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-26922889273931917062014-11-22T09:24:42.982-08:002014-11-22T09:24:42.982-08:00I know that I am way on the other end of the spect...I know that I am way on the other end of the spectrum, but I see so many high school applications of this principle. Just yesterday I asked each student to paraphrase one small section of Hamlet. I know from experience that in order to do this, some of them have to take the risk of being totally wrong, and that if I don't encourage them and support them while they take that risk, some will simply say "I can't do this." I could go on and on, but I'll stop now. You're brilliant, as always.Laurie Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12020716858241000530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-65631817139590118782014-11-22T07:53:05.998-08:002014-11-22T07:53:05.998-08:00I read a comment on FB the other day from an upper...I read a comment on FB the other day from an upper grade teacher that said she doesn't believe we should use invented spelling because it solidifies bad spelling habits and I really wanted to respond "you've never taught writing to young children have you". I've seen kids because we encourage invented spelling sound out the word "extraordinary" instead of using what they know how to spell-- "good". I've seen it create better writers! And yes, reading it is an acquired skill! I often joke that I can read another language--Kindergarten!<br /><a href="http://notjustchildsplay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Not Just Child's Play</a> <br />Miss Trayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994698870486768685noreply@blogger.com