Learning to Spell

I really enjoyed learning about spelling and the different techniques teachers use to help all students with spelling. I had never really considered people having trouble learning to spell using the typical spelling list, but I can see how there could be flaws with a system like that. It was also really interesting to learn about the process students use to figure out how to spell words that they don't know. I guess I never thought about how student use a misspelled word as a place keeper, or how students with higher level thinking skills substitute other words when they can't figure out how to spell the original word. Switching gears: I really, really enjoyed decorating my writers notebook because it was such a great way to personalize something that stores my personal thoughts and ideas. I just feel as though I connected more to the notebook as MY notebook instead of just another notebook for my class notes. I can't wait to fill it up more both on the cover with pictures and inside with thoughts.