Once students are explicitly taught a spelling pattern, they should have the opportunity to play with the words in ways that will help them recognize it and other spelling patterns in other words. (spellingcity.com)
Teachers should focus on teaching spelling rules that apply to a large number of words, and that have very few exceptions to the rule. (uniqueteachingresources.com)
I believe that teaching spelling skills and strategies is part of teaching our students to become proficient writers. (uniqueteachingresources.com)