"My favorite things to do were math and music, and with the math I really like the way the numbers fit together," he said. "And with the music I like to let out ideas by composing notes - and the spelling is just a bunch of memorization." Tap for story.
California's new spelling champ is home schooled and headed for a math camp this summer. Math and music are his thing. He will learn one day that the two have some relationships in rhythms and patterns. Poetry too will fit with these two subject areas.
For a little more than 20 percent of us, spelling is a headache and it has nothing to do with memorization. It's in the wiring. Memorize all that we want and there will still be problems with certain words because of the vowels. Stephen Krashen is my source, from a lecture he gave in LA, Callifornia, 1995.
The "rules" of spelling help some of us, thank goodness.
It is important not to scold the learner for poor spelling. Spelling can be checked by dictionary or spell checker. Content is the key, not the form.
Eddie Evans
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