Using recorded spelling

Recorded spelling can be used

• as a way to practice spelling words outside of class
• for private spelling practice

Here are some materials needed for recorded spelling:

• Cassette tape
• Cassette tape recorder
• Something to write on
• A writing instrument

1. Ask the learner: "What words do you need to learn to spell?"
2. Record the spelling list the learner requested.
3. Use the following format to record 10 words at a time:
   • Say a word.
   • Use the word in a sentence.
   • Repeat the word.
   • Pause long enough for the learner to write the word.
   • Spell each word at the end of every fifth word for a self-check.
4. The learner listens to the cassette tape, spelling the words during the pauses.
5. After spelling 5 words, the learner checks that group of words.

• Robson, DeVergilio, and DeButts 1990:109

• Task module: Using recorded spelling
• In task module: Developing spelling skills
• In task module: Developing literacy skills, by Martha A. Lane (contributor), Delle P. Matthews (contributor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), Anne Klaassens (editor), and Trudy K. Stewart (editor, contributor)
• In task module: Teaching people to read and write, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
• In task module: Implementing a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
• In modular book: Implement a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler) and Leah B. Walter (compiler)
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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