My Kid Can't Spell! Understanding and Assisting Your Child's Literacy Development (Social History of Africa

by J. Richard Gentry

My Kid Can't Spell is a readable and accessible handbook for parents who want to play a more active role in their children's reading, writing, and spelling development. Spelling, after all, impacts virtually every aspect of reading and writing, and it is the key to unlocking literacy. But helping your child with spelling can be confusing. When is the right time to correct misspelled words? How can you help your child move to the next level of development? What are the important underlying concepts to reinforce? Spelling expert J. Richard Gentry offers timely and practical solutions to many of the problems parents of K-8 children face. The book is packed with tools, guidelines, and strategies that parents can immediately use,

90 pages, Paperback

First published December 2, 1996

Reviews

[Stacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have long been fascinated by what makes someone a good speller. It seems that some people just have an innate ability to spell while others struggle with it throughout their lives. This book author affirmed the notion that some spelling ability is indeed innate, but he also stressed that there are strategies that can be used to improve spelling abilities. Of course, there are some who truly have a spelling disability but most people fall on some sort of continuum without having a disability per se. As is the case with many books I read, the book was heavy on ideas and theory and I wanted even more practical interventions than were suggested. But, I did get some good ideas for ways to assess my own kids' spelling abilities and some exercises that I could implement.

[Robyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some new information for me about what makes a strong speller and a challenged speller. There are some techniques for training and compensation as well as description of the stages of spelling.

[Jen Munnerlyn]

This looks like a great book to use with parents as well as with staff when working on realistic (developmental) expectations for spelling.