tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364292270806515455.post5988714647927353397..comments2023-06-02T04:14:30.974-06:00Comments on Amy's basic writing blog: Reading is Better than DrillsAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01083810327473667268noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364292270806515455.post-76528547845489546732007-03-18T19:44:00.000-06:002007-03-18T19:44:00.000-06:00I agree all those charts and rules could be overlo...I agree all those charts and rules could be overload for students. I spell fairly well and I have a hard time remembering all those. Reading is so key to helping with this, I agree.scoutnell7https://www.blogger.com/profile/15613764269748560293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364292270806515455.post-28401747692659342762007-03-13T19:23:00.000-06:002007-03-13T19:23:00.000-06:00Yeah, spelling is not as uniform as it should be. ...Yeah, spelling is not as uniform as it should be. I mean, if the rule is "I before E except after C," the rule should stick to all words... including receive. Now, I'm not like Bernard Shaw in saying that fish can be spelled "ghoti," but there has to be a better way to teach spelling than just to memorize the words. Like Gallagher said, "how am I supposed to take a language seriously when it doesn't take me seriously?"imcriswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486735215819682234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364292270806515455.post-26307638747840689882007-03-10T15:49:00.000-06:002007-03-10T15:49:00.000-06:00I completely agree. Reading helps you to learn the...I completely agree. Reading helps you to learn the word; that's what it's really about. Good readers recognize, not individual letter, but whole words. And if the letters are scrambled you can probably still make it out, but you know it's not quite right. The only way to learn new words is to either drill or to read with the latter being much more effective. To bring the argument into the ever-used sports analogy genre: Which would you rather do? Dribble a basketball in place for one hour or scrimmage against another play AND which one is really more helpful. The second might be more work, but definitely more fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364292270806515455.post-8220682319686926272007-03-09T16:39:00.000-06:002007-03-09T16:39:00.000-06:00The exposure to reading – wow! what a difference i...The exposure to reading – wow! what a difference it makes. As we discussed in class, what a student reads, how often, and at what age really plays a role in the development of spelling and vocabulary that sticks with a person. It has to come down to memorization for all the silent letters, breaking of rules the language possesses.Teacher: Gabe Isackson e-mail: gisackson@spsmail.orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772582458039960555noreply@blogger.com