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Bookswithtea
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Posted: May 09 2009 at 5:27pm \| IP Logged

OK, so I am looking at the Spelling Wisdom page. This looks really good, but how is dictation directly related to teaching spelling? I have used it more for proper sentence structure training...

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Posted: May 09 2009 at 8:21pm \| IP Logged

Bookswithtea wrote:

how is dictation directly related to teaching spelling?

I think it helps if it is coupled with copywork. When the child copy the passage it helps him pay attention to the spelling. After he copies the work then you can use the same passage for dictation and it serves as a reinforcement. I think it is a more effective way than memorizing spelling word lists because the words are in their natural context.

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Posted: May 09 2009 at 8:42pm \| IP Logged

Higher Up and Further In has some good posts about Dictation and Spelling ala Charlotte Mason.

Ambleside's description from their Language Arts section

Here is an excerpt from the DICTATION section at Ambleside:

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Dictation, which reinforces spelling, is when the child writes something as the parent dictates. This is not for testing purposes - the child should be familiar with the passage or sentence being written. You can let them "study" for it first so that he knows how to spell the words. He might close his eyes and try to picture the passage accurately. He might practice words he's unsure about spelling. Only when he feels he is ready does the dictation exercise begin. This makes it more likely that the child will spell words correctly the first time. Some children are natural spellers and seem to effortlessly absorb spelling from their copywork and reading. For other children, dictation can help polish spelling skills because the child will have to memorize how to spell the word before the dictation exercise begins. The parent then reads the passage slowly and clearly while the child writes it from memory. Some parents use dictation as a way to test their child's spelling, using misspelled words as a spelling list. But caution should be used because once a child sees or writes a word incorrectly, that incorrect spelling is recorded in his memory. (Sand, rice, cornmeal, salt or shaving cream, which allows misspelled words to be wiped out immediately, is a fun way to practice writing for young children.)

A child does not start dictation until he has mastered handwriting from copywork experience. His first dictation exercise may be a single sentence. By 10 or 11 years of age, he might be able to do a few sentences. Older children might do a paragraph or two once a week.

By 10 to 12 years of age, some children, especially those who don't learn visually or are dyslexic, will still be having trouble spelling and need extra help. Programs that Ambleside members have used with success are Mary Pecci's Super Speller and DesignAStudy's Natural Speller. Sequential Spelling or the book "Seeing Stars" by Nanci Bell may be helpful for dyslexics. Spelling Workout, although popular and effective with some list members, does not follow CM's philosophy. Spelling Power is also used with success by some list members, but none of the Advisory members have seen it to assess its compatibilty with Charlotte Mason's methods.

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