Students memorize spelling words using color techniques. Word Swirl - The word is written out with a magic marker. Then using a crayon, the word is outlined once in one color, then the outline is repeated with another color. Repeat once more with a third color. The three color swirls make a dramatic impression on the right side of the brain.
Students memorize spelling words using color techniques.
Authentic evaluation is not seeing the words spelled correctly in a weekly spelling test. Those words are too easily decayed by the brain's short term memory after the test is completed. Authentic evaluation would be the use of the words correctly in student writing. Use other assessments than paper and pencil tests to see if words are in long term memory. This site was developed and is maintained by Patrick Morris.