Spelling

A number of parents have expressed interest in their child's spelling. In our English program, spelling is embedded throughout our reading and writing assignments and tasks. As such, I don't run a specific spelling program. I am including a couple of resources here if you would like to provide some spelling support at home.

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/basic-spelling-vocabulary-list

"This list was created to help teachers know which spelling words should be taught to kids in grades 1–5. The list contains 850 words that account for 80 percent of the words children use in their writing — the ones they need to be able to spell correctly."

I suggest going back to the grade 3 spelling list and working forward.

http://www.spellingcity.com/

Spellingcity can be used in conjunction with the reading rockets lists. It allows you to create customized spelling lists that can be used for quizzes, games, and other activities.