Correcting spelling at home

One of the most frequently asked questions from conferences is always about correcting spelling. The short version of the answer is, no, you don’t have to correct spelling completelyJ. If there is a symbol for every sound, it’s ok for now. I do encourage you to make your child think about the correct way to spell things. If there is a letter that is completely off, have them sound it out to you and you can correct it together. At this point, a student should be able to spell words that they can read. When they become stronger readers, this gap gets bigger. So, phonetic spelling is ok but have them think about the sounds/spellings if it is way off.