Oct
31
Using Technology to Explain “Best Guess” Spelling
October 31, 2006 | |
One of the things I love most about working with 1st Graders is watching them morph from pre-readers into confident readers and writers. It is always so much fun trying to decipher words when they write stories using “best guess” or invented spelling.
In honor of Halloween, I asked the 1st graders to write & illustrate simple spooky stories. I then used my iRiver to record them reading their stories. The unintended consequence of this rather pedestrian assignment was that it gave the adults a window into the kids’ thinking process as they try to sound out and spell words. I put all of the pieces together into an iMovie, which we then posted on our website for parents to enjoy. Here’s the link:
