Dyslexia and Spelling

Contents
Preface
Key to markings used in this book
Introduction: Why Spelling is so Hard
	Why is it so hard for kids with dyslexia to spell?
	Signs and symptoms of dyslexia
	Food for thought: sidebar about the term awareness
	Dispelling (pun intended) common myths about English
	Syllables and morphemes: which one makes more sense?
	Sidebar: Nonsense words during intervention
	How to use this book
	What to expect from this book
Chapter 1: Show Me the Writing Sample
	Braden, fourth grade (year 5)
	Brian, age 10, fifth grade (year 6)
	Jason, eighth grade (year 9)
	What do reading miscues tell us?
	Bianca, sixth grade (year 7)
Chapter 2: Word Investigations
	Revealing underlying word structure
	Let’s try that inquiry process with a free base
	Is this appropriate for young students?
	Is this inquiry process “Structured Literacy”?
Chapter 3: Teachable Moments
	Paths to discovery
	Discovering the form and function of affixes
	Prefixes
	Connecting vowels
	Discovering grapheme/phoneme options
	Trade in the letter wall for a phoneme wall
	Use the other wall for graphemes
	Double f, l, s and z
	Is it k or ck?
	When to use  and 
	There really is no such thing as a sight word
Chapter 4: Teaching Tips
	When in doubt, spell it out
	Morpheme wall
	Add a small, but important, qualifying word into your instruction
	Word sum manipulatives
	Tapping graphemes
	Use Elkonin boxes
	Nonsense words and grammar
	Content area investigations
	Commonly misspelled words
	Next steps
Glossary
Resources
	Dyslexia books
	Dylsexia websites
	Books about the English language
	Ongoing professional development websites
	Blogs
	Instructional aids
References
Index
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