Teaching Spelling to ESL Learners
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Have a quick think about the reflective questions below in order to get the most out of the workshop:
1. How confident are you with your own spelling?
2. How did you learn spelling in English? What worked for you?
3. Do you think that English spelling is regular or irregular?
4. Do you think that there should be a greater focus on teaching spelling during initial teacher training or in-service training?1.-I have to admit that I am never 100% confident. Now and then I need to write the word to make sure of the spelling.
2.-I Used to read a all the time. I like reading.I would often come across new words that I did not know how to pronounce them and I would ask. I then would mentally repeat several times until the sound came out fine and I could match it with the word.
3.-I personally think it is very irregular. I remember English children at primary school struggling with spelling when doing their reading. I also observed that when they learnt a spelling pattern and the pronunciation of the words, but came across a word with the same spelling but different sound they applied the same rule.
4.- Both. Despite the new technologies solving the spelling problems, focusing on writing well is always necessary,regardless.
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