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On Being Good at Spelling

26 Jun 20 Liz Winter
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teaching reading - 55
Logic of English Online
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Scheduling Tips for Essentials
Scheduling Ideas for Summer Reading Camps and Short-Term Interventions
Schedules for Slowing Down Essentials
Schedules for Intensive Spelling Remediation with Essentials
Schedules for Intensive Reading Remediation with Essentials and The Essentials Reader
Schedules for Essentials with The Essentials Reader
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High-Frequency Words
The Purpose of Foundations Spelling Lists
Why I teach the Logic of English to my EFL students
Does Logic of English help strong readers and spellers?
The Five Myths of Phonics
PRESS RELEASE - Success, No Excuses
Supporting Children with Auditory Processing Weaknesses
Does starting with cursive lead to confusion in reading?
What is a Schwa? Helping Students Read and Spell the Schwa Sound
What's next after Essentials?
Does I say Short I or Long E?
Consonant Blends
How to Help Wiggly Kids Love Reading
Help! My Child Can't Read
Literacy Myth 3 - Teaching Reading Is Rocket Science
Literacy Myth #2 - The Dolch Words Cannot Be Sounded Out
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Foundations of Reading
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Reasons for Silent Final E's
Phonemic Awareness Games
What is Phonics?
A Child's View of the Logic of English
Keeping Up with China: It All Begins with Reading
Tips to Help Struggling Readers and Spellers
The Kill and Drill of Sight Words
Why 74 phonograms?
The Logic of English and STEM Education
What Is Funny Phonics?
Isn't Reading Comprehension the Point? Why Teach Phonics?
Shame and Vowels: The Story of a Struggling Reader
Addressing Cynical Students
The Dark Ages of Written English
The Logic of English Made Me Cry!
Phonograms and Spelling Rules
The Relationship Between Handwriting and Reading
The Logic of English and Teacher Training
We Need to Talk about Reading!
Basic Skills and Creativity
Logic of English and English as a Second Language Learners
What Makes a Great Reading Curriculum?
English Spelling Keeps Becoming Simpler
20 Ways to Help Reverse the Literacy Crisis
Logical English and Our Future Scientists and Engineers
How Reading Relates to Math and Science
Teaching to Mastery: The Key to Learning
How Much Time?
Findings of the NRP on Phonics
How Torture Reading Helped Denise Discover The Logic of English

teaching spelling - 39
Logic of English Online
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Play On! Tips for Effective Practice with Games
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Free Spelling Analysis Tutorial
Doesn't IE Say More Than One Sound?
Using Spelling Rule Cards and Memorizing Spelling Rules
Scheduling Tips for Essentials
Scheduling Ideas for Summer Reading Camps and Short-Term Interventions
Schedules for Slowing Down Essentials
Schedules for Intensive Spelling Remediation with Essentials
Schedules for Intensive Reading Remediation with Essentials and The Essentials Reader
Schedules for Essentials with The Essentials Reader
Tips for Dictation
The Purpose of Foundations Spelling Lists
Does Logic of English help strong readers and spellers?
The Five Myths of Phonics
My kids are still making spelling mistakes!
Supporting Children with Auditory Processing Weaknesses
What is a Schwa? Helping Students Read and Spell the Schwa Sound
Introducing Spelling Rule 31!
How to Use a Spelling Journal
What's next after Essentials?
Does I say Short I or Long E?
Spell Check Is Not The Solution
English is a Morpho-Phonemic Language
Reasons for Silent Final E's
Phonemic Awareness Games
Shame and Vowels: The Story of a Struggling Reader
Addressing Cynical Students
The Dark Ages of Written English
Spelling Kills Creativity!
Teachers Can't Spell Either: Why Spell-Checker Isn't Adequate
Phonograms and Spelling Rules
The Logic of English and Teacher Training
Logic of English and English as a Second Language Learners
Is Spelling Important?
What Makes a Great Reading Curriculum?
English Spelling Keeps Becoming Simpler
20 Ways to Help Reverse the Literacy Crisis
Teaching to Mastery: The Key to Learning
How Torture Reading Helped Denise Discover The Logic of English
Use I Before E - Part 2

phonograms - 37
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The Fifth Sound Of the Phonogram OU
My Favorite Reasons To Use Foundations
Sink and Pink - How Do You Pronounce the I?
Doesn't IE Say More Than One Sound?
What is a Consonant?
Revolutionizing the Word Wall
The Spelling of "Who"
How to Use a Spelling Journal
Advanced Phonograms
Does I say Short I or Long E?
Logic of English Word Walls
Help! My Child Can't Read
Literacy Myth 3 - Teaching Reading Is Rocket Science
Spell Check Is Not The Solution
The phonogram CH and TCH
Handwriting Practice - Texture Writing
Morphology - Key to Teaching Reading Across the Curriculum
Level One Readers - Why are They So Difficult to Read?
English is a Morpho-Phonemic Language
Phonogram Game - Zoom
Foundations of Reading
Suggested Schedules for Teaching Handwriting
What is Phonics?
A Child's View of the Logic of English
Tips to Help Struggling Readers and Spellers
The Kill and Drill of Sight Words
Number of Sounds Per Phonogram
Why 74 phonograms?
The Logic of English and STEM Education
What Is Funny Phonics?
Addressing Cynical Students
Teachers Can't Spell Either: Why Spell-Checker Isn't Adequate
Phonograms and Spelling Rules
Logic of English and English as a Second Language Learners
W and WH
What Makes a Great Reading Curriculum?
English Spelling Keeps Becoming Simpler

struggling readers - 34
A Mother’s Journey: Struggling Readers and the Science of Reading
Second graders using Essentials - Support activities for struggling readers
In Honor Of National Chocolate Day - A Free Lesson From The Essentials Reader!
Scheduling Ideas for Summer Reading Camps and Short-Term Interventions
Supporting Children with Auditory Processing Weaknesses
Overcoming Visual Challenges: Learning to Read and Write with LOE Foundations
Help! My Child Can't Read
Literacy Myth 3 - Teaching Reading Is Rocket Science
Literacy Myth #2 - The Dolch Words Cannot Be Sounded Out
Literacy Myth #1 - Students Learn to Read Naturally
Level One Readers - Why are They So Difficult to Read?
Exceptions - The Cultural Source of the Literacy Crisis
Foundations of Reading
What is Dyslexia?
Tips for Helping Students with Dyslexia
Phonemic Awareness Games
Keeping Up with China: It All Begins with Reading
SAT Reading Scores Continue to Fall
Tips to Help Struggling Readers and Spellers
The Logic of English and STEM Education
Isn't Reading Comprehension the Point? Why Teach Phonics?
Shame and Vowels: The Story of a Struggling Reader
Addressing Cynical Students
The Dark Ages of Written English
Spelling Kills Creativity!
The Logic of English Made Me Cry!
Literacy Rates - Nationwide
We Need to Talk about Reading!
The Science of Reading
Leaving Behind Science and Math Minded Students
The Gift of Struggling Students
Logical English and Our Future Scientists and Engineers
How Reading Relates to Math and Science
Teaching to Mastery: The Key to Learning
How Much Time?
Literacy Crisis Statistics
How Torture Reading Helped Denise Discover The Logic of English

spelling rules - 34
A Mother’s Journey: Struggling Readers and the Science of Reading
Play On! Tips for Effective Practice with Games
What is the difference between a loan word and an English word with foreign roots?
Updating Spelling Rule 7: Where I and Y may say long /e/
Introducing the Phonogram ES
Free Spelling Analysis Tutorial
Doesn't IE Say More Than One Sound?
Using Spelling Rule Cards and Memorizing Spelling Rules
Why I teach the Logic of English to my EFL students
Does Logic of English help strong readers and spellers?
What is a Schwa? Helping Students Read and Spell the Schwa Sound
Introducing Spelling Rule 31!
Making words that end in Silent E plural
Revolutionizing the Word Wall
The CLOVER Syllable Types and the Logic of English
Kangaroo and Spelling Rule 1
Logic of English Word Walls
Help! My Child Can't Read
Literacy Myth 3 - Teaching Reading Is Rocket Science
Spell Check Is Not The Solution
The phonogram CH and TCH
Level One Readers - Why are They So Difficult to Read?
Tips for Teaching English Words with the Schwa Sound
A Child's View of the Logic of English
Keeping Up with China: It All Begins with Reading
The Logic of English and STEM Education
What Is Funny Phonics?
Addressing Cynical Students
Spelling Kills Creativity!
The Logic of English Made Me Cry!
Teachers Can't Spell Either: Why Spell-Checker Isn't Adequate
Phonograms and Spelling Rules
An Eight-Year-Old's Advice About Reading
Leaving Behind Science and Math Minded Students
Logic of English and English as a Second Language Learners
English Spelling Keeps Becoming Simpler
20 Ways to Help Reverse the Literacy Crisis
Teaching to Mastery: The Key to Learning
Use I Before E - Part 2

essentials - 33
Logic of English Online
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What is the difference between a loan word and an English word with foreign roots?
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Introducing new Essentials Sets
Updated LOE Grammar Flash Cards!
Updating Spelling Rule 7: Where I and Y may say long /e/
Photo Album: Celebrating the Arrival of Essentials 16-22
Introducing the Phonogram ES
In Honor Of National Chocolate Day - A Free Lesson From The Essentials Reader!
What's the Difference Between Foundations and Essentials?
Progress Monitoring Checklists For Logic of English Lessons
Free Spelling Analysis Tutorial
How Much Should We Review After a Break?
Using Spelling Rule Cards and Memorizing Spelling Rules
Scheduling Tips for Essentials
Scheduling Ideas for Summer Reading Camps and Short-Term Interventions
Schedules for Slowing Down Essentials
Schedules for Intensive Spelling Remediation with Essentials
Schedules for Intensive Reading Remediation with Essentials and The Essentials Reader
Schedules for Essentials with The Essentials Reader
Tips for Dictation
High-Frequency Words
Does Logic of English help strong readers and spellers?
Do we want Essentials or Foundations?
My kids are still making spelling mistakes!
New Sample Schedules for Essentials
I can read that! Controlled reader correlations between Foundations and Essentials
What's next after Essentials?
Using and Organizing LOE Flash Cards

systematic phonics - 28
Play On! Tips for Effective Practice with Games
Word Callers - How To Stop the Guessing
Logic of English Preliminary School Data
High-Frequency Words
Does Logic of English help strong readers and spellers?
The Five Myths of Phonics
Supporting Children with Auditory Processing Weaknesses
Does I say Short I or Long E?
Literacy Myth #1 - Students Learn to Read Naturally
Level One Readers - Why are They So Difficult to Read?
English is a Morpho-Phonemic Language
What is Dyslexia?
What is Phonics?
Keeping Up with China: It All Begins with Reading
SAT Reading Scores Continue to Fall
Tips to Help Struggling Readers and Spellers
The Logic of English and STEM Education
What Is Funny Phonics?
Isn't Reading Comprehension the Point? Why Teach Phonics?
Spelling Kills Creativity!
The Logic of English Made Me Cry!
The Logic of English and Teacher Training
Basic Skills and Creativity
The Science of Reading
Logic of English and English as a Second Language Learners
Is Spelling Important?
20 Ways to Help Reverse the Literacy Crisis
Teaching to Mastery: The Key to Learning
Our Dream to Teach All Students How to Read
The National Reading Panel and The Logic of English
Findings of the NRP on Phonics

foundations - 28
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Introducing the Phonogram ES
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Starting Foundations With Children Who Are Already Reading
What's the Difference Between Foundations and Essentials?
Progress Monitoring Checklists For Logic of English Lessons
My Favorite Reasons To Use Foundations
Should Children Be Reading Fluently By the End of Foundations B?
Free Spelling Analysis Tutorial
How Much Should We Review After a Break?
Using Spelling Rule Cards and Memorizing Spelling Rules
Tips for Dictation
High-Frequency Words
The Purpose of Foundations Spelling Lists
Does Logic of English help strong readers and spellers?
Do we want Essentials or Foundations?
Adjusting the Pace of Foundations Lessons
I can read that! Controlled reader correlations between Foundations and Essentials
Using and Organizing LOE Flash Cards
Overcoming Visual Challenges: Learning to Read and Write with LOE Foundations
Engaging My Wild Child through Logic of English Foundations
How to Help Wiggly Kids Love Reading
Blending Game

struggling spellers - 20
Scheduling Ideas for Summer Reading Camps and Short-Term Interventions
Schedules for Intensive Spelling Remediation with Essentials
Spell Check Is Not The Solution
Exceptions - The Cultural Source of the Literacy Crisis
What is Dyslexia?
Phonemic Awareness Games
Tips to Help Struggling Readers and Spellers
Shame and Vowels: The Story of a Struggling Reader
Addressing Cynical Students
Spelling Kills Creativity!
The Logic of English Made Me Cry!
Teachers Can't Spell Either: Why Spell-Checker Isn't Adequate
The Science of Reading
Leaving Behind Science and Math Minded Students
Is Spelling Important?
The Gift of Struggling Students
Logical English and Our Future Scientists and Engineers
Teaching to Mastery: The Key to Learning
Literacy Crisis Statistics
How Torture Reading Helped Denise Discover The Logic of English

phonemic awareness - 17
Play On! Tips for Effective Practice with Games
My Favorite Reasons To Use Foundations
Supporting Children with Auditory Processing Weaknesses
What is a Consonant?
Help! My Child Can't Read
Literacy Myth #2 - The Dolch Words Cannot Be Sounded Out
Foundations of Reading
What is Dyslexia?
Phonemic Awareness Games
Tips to Help Struggling Readers and Spellers
What Is Funny Phonics?
Shame and Vowels: The Story of a Struggling Reader
Logic of English and English as a Second Language Learners
W and WH
20 Ways to Help Reverse the Literacy Crisis
Our Dream to Teach All Students How to Read
The National Reading Panel and The Logic of English

handwriting - 17
Logic of English Online
Connecting uppercase cursive letters
The amazing School Cursive LOE font
Does starting with cursive lead to confusion in reading?
Why You Tilt Your Paper When Writing
Left-Handed Mom
Overcoming Visual Challenges: Learning to Read and Write with LOE Foundations
Handwriting Practice - Texture Writing
LOE Cursive and Manuscript Fonts
The Logic of English Handwriting Style
Tips for Teaching Handwriting
Suggested Schedules for Teaching Handwriting
Ideas and Games For Practicing Handwriting
Why Teach Cursive First
The Relationship Between Handwriting and Reading
The End of Cursive?
Beginning With Cursive Handwriting
An Eight-Year-Old's Advice About Reading

homeschool tips - 14
Do we want Essentials or Foundations?
Adjusting the Pace of Foundations Lessons
Left-Handed Mom
Using and Organizing LOE Flash Cards
Overcoming Visual Challenges: Learning to Read and Write with LOE Foundations
Engaging My Wild Child through Logic of English Foundations
How to Help Wiggly Kids Love Reading
Help! My Child Can't Read
Handwriting Practice - Texture Writing
Tips for Helping Students with Dyslexia
Tips for Teaching English Words with the Schwa Sound
Tips for Teaching Handwriting
Tips to Help Struggling Readers and Spellers
An Eight-Year-Old's Advice About Reading

consonants, vowels, and schwa - 14
Sink and Pink - How Do You Pronounce the I?
Does Logic of English help strong readers and spellers?
The Clever Monks and the Lazy O: Why O sometimes says /ŭ/.
What is a Schwa? Helping Students Read and Spell the Schwa Sound
Introducing Spelling Rule 31!
What is a Consonant?
What is a Vowel?
The CLOVER Syllable Types and the Logic of English
Does I say Short I or Long E?
Consonant Blends
English is a Morpho-Phonemic Language
Tips for Teaching English Words with the Schwa Sound
Reasons for Silent Final E's
Shame and Vowels: The Story of a Struggling Reader

vocabulary and morphology - 13
Play On! Tips for Effective Practice with Games
What is the difference between a loan word and an English word with foreign roots?
Does Logic of English help strong readers and spellers?
The Five Myths of Phonics
Does I say Short I or Long E?
The Root SYM
Morphology and Math
Morphology - Key to Teaching Reading Across the Curriculum
English is a Morpho-Phonemic Language
Foundations of Reading
Tips for Teaching English Words with the Schwa Sound
Reasons for Silent Final E's
Isn't Reading Comprehension the Point? Why Teach Phonics?
Logic of English and English as a Second Language Learners
Prefixes and Latin Roots

curriculum scheduling - 13
Starting Foundations With Children Who Are Already Reading
How Much Should We Review After a Break?
Scheduling Tips for Essentials
Scheduling Ideas for Summer Reading Camps and Short-Term Interventions
Schedules for Slowing Down Essentials
Schedules for Intensive Spelling Remediation with Essentials
Schedules for Intensive Reading Remediation with Essentials and The Essentials Reader
Schedules for Essentials with The Essentials Reader
Do we want Essentials or Foundations?
Adjusting the Pace of Foundations Lessons
New Sample Schedules for Essentials
I can read that! Controlled reader correlations between Foundations and Essentials
Suggested Schedules for Teaching Handwriting
How Much Time?
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