t and ability. Oneexample the web site gives is, “ It’s kind of like a baseball player who has the ability tohit home runs but is given a broken bat to use. He doesn’t have the chance to provehow great he really is.” Learning disabled students are not all the same, but they all 2have similar processing difficulties and learning difficulties. Students with learningdisabilities require more patience and one on one attention from teachers, making itdifficult for them to be in a class with children who do not have learning disabilities. These children are usually put in special education classes where the class sizes aresmaller and the teachers are trained to teach these children.There are three methods that must be used to teach spelling correctly andeffectively. The first is that “spelling instruction should not be restricted to a study ofrelationships between letters and sounds but should also entail a comprehensive studyof the structural and semantic relationships of words”(Hodges 419). Teachers mustincorporate spelling with reading and writing. A child will not be able to further hisspelling skills unless he is continuously practicing and using his spelling knowledge. Also, if a child is constantly reading and writing this will help the child learn certainspelling rules that he can only learn through practice. The second “is that spellinginstruction and vocabulary instruction are two faces of the same coin, particularly forolder students. Not only does a study of English spelling contribute to spelling ability,but the stability of English orthography makes it possible to explore other aspects ofthe language” (Hodges 419). It does not benefit a student if he knows how to spell aword, but does not understand how to use the word in his conversations or writings. Spelling and the meanings of words must be taught together in order for the student toapply ...
