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.
Weekly spelling tests also do not allow for students to receive time critical feedback, Dr Alison Madelaine says.
