Richard does word sums right!

Watch the joy of understanding on Richards face as he makes sense of the spelling of the word DOES. This little session sets the stage for building explicit understanding that our spelling system uses consistent spelling of bases and affixes despite pronunciation shifts. By investigating words with word sums like this, Richard can build an understanding of the ordered spelling conventions of English spelling that can be continually deepened and refined. Contrast this type of learning with the instruction most of us have received that tells us that DOES is one of many English spellings that we simply have to remember.

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Education

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• word sums
• spelling instruction
• WordWorks
• Real Spelling