1. www.pixelhouseonline.com Hi, I’m Noeline Anderson and this year I’m offering PLD on: Spell-Write Online The 20/20 Literacy Programme www.spell-write.nz

3. Power Point: 1 An Introduction to Spell-Write Online Getting Started and Setting-up Your Students ‘Words to Learn’ List ( A Spelling Notebook Online) www.spell-write.nz

4. Flexible Functions effectively in a variety of classrooms and spelling programmes without being tied to one Broad Links the Spelling Programme to the wider classroom programme Spell-Write has been successful because it is:

5. Spell-Write’s core concepts are: Spelling is a writing skill We learn to spell to write, to communicate with clarity Spelling is best mastered in the context of learning to write An effective spelling programme is balanced and meets the needs of each student

6. That knowing the meaning of a word makes the word easier to learn Words that children use in their writing are the most important words for them to know how to spell Spell-Write recognises: That using alphabet lists to find a word increases the possibility of spelling the word correctly Skills that present difficulty when a child is writing are the skills to teach

9. My Students 1. Enter each student in your class 2. Upload their photo, if you wish 3. Give them a password 4. Begin

10. My Students 1. Analyse student’s work 2. Decide which skills and words to focus on Lisa’s Work

12. Lila’s Word List

13. silence night awake alarm bark learn Now click and take the word through the ‘learn a word’ process. learn

14. and more…

15. The child can learn their words from their ‘Words to Learn’ list at school and at home.

16. How to Learn a Word A Poster and A Video Use these to teach children and parents the process of learning to spell a word. One clear message.

17. Words to Learn and how to choose the them The words have presented difficulty when writing The student is likely to use the word in their writing Learning the word is achievable for the student

18. Words to Learn Where do they come from? Writing Class Lists Group List My Favourite Words

19. A child’s writing is the raw material, the information that tells the teacher what skills to teach and the words to focus on. A child needs to WRITE LOTS and EVERYWHERE

20. This process works well when a child feels safe. Safe enough to make mistakes. Safe enough to learn.

21. www.pixelhouseonline.com Hi, I’m Noeline Anderson and this year I’m offering PLD on: The 20/20 Literacy Programme Spell-Write Online www.spell-write.nz