Parents As Teachers: Spelling

Parents As Teachers

As a parent you may be wondering if you are doing the right thing and really helping your child grow and develop. You may wonder if they are on track with their peers. If you are thinking about these things you are already taking the first steps to making sure you are doing all you can to help your child. As a parent you automatically become a teacher. The most important teacher in your child's life will be the parents! Unfortunately not all parents know what developmental skills and milestones should be met at which stage of their child's life. Hopefully these research based activities, information, and tips will help you, as parents, be more aware of important skills your child should learn not only through their infant and toddler years but through their entire elementary career!

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Spelling

Each week your child will have spelling homework. There are 10 words each week. Six of the words are part of a spelling pattern, 2 words are review words from the previous week, and 2 words are High Frequency Words from our shared reading story. It is important to develop a routine for how your child will study their spelling words to prepare them for their test on Fridays. Every student learns differently so feel free to have your child practice their spelling in a way that works for them. I will provide suggested activities and paper but you can study and prepare however you want. A weekly spelling page will be turned in on Friday indicating how your child studied their spelling words. Two activities are required per week.

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