Rule of Thumb

TEACHING SPELLING

When announcing spelling words for average senior-high-school students, pronounce them at the rate of 1 word every 12 seconds. Difficult ...

When announcing spelling words for average senior-high-school students, pronounce them at the rate of 1 word every 12 seconds. Difficult words can be recalled and written in that period of time if the student knows them. And this interval is short enough that students won’t get bored by the easy words. — LeRoy Dagg, English and drama teacher, Topeka, Kansas

05/19/17

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