tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post1543693495290077830..comments2024-03-26T04:19:38.862-07:00Comments on kitchen table math, the sequel: WTM Forum on spelling programsCatherine Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-66370729801141532792009-07-09T05:20:24.596-07:002009-07-09T05:20:24.596-07:00yikes!
I can't rouse the old site.
What is t...yikes!<br /><br />I can't rouse the old site.<br /><br />What is that likely to mean?<br /><br />Needless to say, I've not backed up any of it...Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-81958953586137849642009-07-07T23:34:24.997-07:002009-07-07T23:34:24.997-07:00Ah, spirals. There's a joke in here somewhere ...Ah, spirals. There's a joke in here somewhere about educational induction and changing educational flux... but I won't push it.<br /><br /><br />Would would derivations be about attaching derivational morphemes or do they teach etymology in the final stage?<br /><br /><br />I do sometimes wonder about introducing linguistics topics early. I remember when I first went into it I did wonder often, "so why didn't I learn this in elementary school?" Things like what exactly is a consonant, what exactly is a vowel, or a liquid, and what's the exact difference between [p] and [k] and [s]. I do think an emphasis on sound is helpful when you're trying to teach young children *foreign* languages in the classroom. Take French for example -- if you think English spelling is hard, wait till you see the homophony of French and I know French adults who regularly misspell basic conjugations because they all sound the same.le radical galoisienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14684821442296479803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-59763375921703410922009-07-07T19:29:47.730-07:002009-07-07T19:29:47.730-07:00I think a tight spiral is one that comes back to t...I think a tight spiral is one that comes back to the same topic quickly, but don't quote me!ChemProfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-21069570403066884802009-07-07T17:34:28.858-07:002009-07-07T17:34:28.858-07:00Well, the final stage in the WTW program does get ...Well, the final stage in the WTW program does get into studying word derivations. So that's where the "word study" part would come in. My DD is in the stage before that one, however, so for right now it's simply spelling.Crimson Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254830856234479999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-36022793325254205232009-07-07T13:43:12.982-07:002009-07-07T13:43:12.982-07:00speaking of people feeling more erudite:
does any...speaking of people feeling more erudite:<br /><br />does anyone know what a "tight" spiral would be??Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-52838735485070087882009-07-07T13:05:12.145-07:002009-07-07T13:05:12.145-07:00And to feel more erudite than parents.And to feel more erudite than parents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-68612140489700875242009-07-07T06:55:48.472-07:002009-07-07T06:55:48.472-07:00I swear to God our administrators use these terms ...I swear to God our administrators use these terms just to mystify the school board.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-28352768270322177632009-07-07T06:55:22.518-07:002009-07-07T06:55:22.518-07:00My school uses Words Their Way.
Of course, my sch...My school uses <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Words-Their-Way-Pattern-Spellers/dp/013514843X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246974778&sr=8-2" rel="nofollow">Words Their Way</a>.<br /><br />Of course, my school doesn't refer to what they're doing as 'spelling.'<br /><br />No.<br /><br />Here in Irvington, 4th and 5th graders engage in <i>word study</i>.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-52090880103028117902009-07-07T06:52:20.863-07:002009-07-07T06:52:20.863-07:00Crimson - thanks!Crimson - thanks!Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-16612074359915676112009-07-07T06:52:12.731-07:002009-07-07T06:52:12.731-07:00radical - love it!radical - love it!Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-12980175031069713382009-07-07T06:51:20.492-07:002009-07-07T06:51:20.492-07:00I spoke too soon.
excelent
recipie
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C. ...I spoke too soon.<br /><br />excelent<br />recipie<br />excercise<br /><br />C. is taking the <a href="http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache%3AYFqfXvPDOjYJ%3Awww.rrf.org.uk%2FSchonell%2520Spelling%2520Test.pdf+Schonell+spelling+test&hl=en&gl=us&pli=1" rel="nofollow">Schonell spelling test</a> today.<br /><br />He doesn't know it yet.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-17936698310616371292009-07-06T08:22:30.598-07:002009-07-06T08:22:30.598-07:00I like the "Words Their Way" book by Mar...I like the "Words Their Way" book by Marcia Invernizzi et al. I like how the lists are not just a bunch of random words but are organized logically. For example, words with an unaccented final syllable ending in -r (similar, motor, farmer, etc). I also like how it's a single ungraded, non-consumable book that's relatively inexpensive (way cheaper than "Spelling Power").Crimson Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254830856234479999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-77831122933808997942009-07-05T21:55:01.919-07:002009-07-05T21:55:01.919-07:00Haha I still pronounce it "bow-dwin" eve...Haha I still pronounce it "bow-dwin" even though I live in Maine ...le radical galoisienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14684821442296479803noreply@blogger.com