Improving Spelling Skills as an Integral Part of Better Writing

by Tamby Allman

What does developmental spelling look like for students who are DHH? This session will lead participants through a developmental spelling assessment, review of different word stages and provide instructional strategies within each stage. Ways to differentiate communication and instruction to optimize learning for each student will also be included.
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Course Curriculum

    1. Course Handouts

    2. Improving Spelling Skills as an Integral Part of Better Writing – Module 1 – 16 minutes

    3. Improving Spelling Skills as an Integral Part of Better Writing – Module 2 – 16 minutes

    4. Improving Spelling Skills as an Integral Part of Better Writing – Module 3 – 17 minutes

    5. Improving Spelling Skills as an Integral Part of Better Writing – Module 4 – 18 minutes

    6. Improving Spelling Skills as an Integral Part of Better Writing – Module 5 – 19 minutes

    7. Quiz - Improving Spelling Skills as an Integral Part of Better Writing

    8. COURSE EVALUATION - Improving Spelling Skills as an Integral Part of Better Writing

    9. ASHA Verification Form - Improving Spelling Skills as an Integral Part of Better Writing

    10. LSLS CEU Letter - Improving Spelling Skills as an Integral Part of Better Writing

    11. RID Directions for Interpreters

3 Learner Outcomes

  • Participants will identify how to analyze students’ development spelling stage using results of a spelling inventory.
  • Participants will identify the different spelling stages, create examples of spelling patterns at each stage and identify the correlated reading stage.
  • Participants will plan word sort activities and integrate student writing into their plan.

Meet Your Instructor

Tamby Allman

Dr. Tamby Allman spent her career teaching students of all ages as a teacher of the deaf and literacy coordinator. She earned her doctorate in Reading and Language at National-Louis University and currently teaches at Texas Woman’s University. Her research includes strategies to support students in an inclusion setting, assessment in the 21st century, and online literacy learning. She also works as a consultant and supports teachers in several regional programs.