This morning I introduced the concept of "Smartie" spelling to the class. We've been talking about the sounds that we hear in words and today the students practiced writing them. The students do not need to spell the words correctly, instead they will write the sounds that they hear. It's a hard concept to grasp at first, so even if they start with writing the first sound in the word, that is fine with me! Eventually, they will start to write the middle and ending sounds.
This morning in their journals there were lots of pictures of houses. They drew a house and then tried to write house. Many of them wrote "hoas". This is a great start! Another example would be school, the student might hear and write "skol". Practice this new concept with your child!
