The call from MultiLit Senior Research Fellow Dr Alison Madelaine comes after the latest NAPLAN results revealed 37 per cent ...
‘Look, cover, say, write, fail’: expert urges schools to ditch rote spelling lists
Teachers should scrap weekly spelling lists that rely on rote learning and instead explicitly teach children spelling rules and conventions, a literacy researcher has urged.
Weekly spelling tests also do not allow for students to receive time critical feedback, Dr Alison Madelaine says.