Spelling Mastery: Teaching Spelling to Students with Learning Disabilities
About the Intervention
Spelling Mastery is a curriculum that teaches students to recognize the meaning of the smallest word segment that has meaning (morphograph) and to identify these segments within words, targeting students with learning disabilities. Spelling Mastery instruction is delivered in daily 15-20 minute sessions, with six levels (A through F), each with 60 to 120 lessons. Teachers present an exercise, listen to student responses, and provide immediate feedback, introducing sound-spelling relationships, morphographs, rules, and principles. The program uses three strategies: phonemic, morphemic, and whole-word.
Statistical Findings
Positive effect on writing ability
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Focus Areas
English Learners, Those with DisabilitiesPrograms & Services
Special Education ServicesDelivery Methods
Face-to-FaceDisability Support
Specific learning disabilityTarget Groups
Student(s)Source
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2014). Spelling Mastery. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/762.
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