Ms. Cook's class
One student is sorting pictures by sound (right) and the other student is making math sets.
Students featured: Alexandra Walls and Alex Tucker
Ms. Sudtelgte's Class
These students are using Kidpix to make sets and write the numeral to show the quantity.
Students featured: Sam Sanders and Kara Alves
Ms. Gaspard's Class
These children worked on KidPix to make a set with stamps then write the number to show how many are in the set.
Students featured: Mia Lawton and Brandon Fauver
Ms. Windle's Class
These students framed words and wrote them with magnets in KidPix (shown on TV screen).
Students featured: Casey Jones, Jaxin Robinson, Katie Grace, Calvin Oldham and Rylee Anderson.
Ms. Witanek's Class
In Ms. Witanek's class, the messages on the screen move left to right. Students match sounds to letters.
Students featured: Michael Zhou and Maddy Simpson
Ms. Greenway's Class
The children in this class were becoming familiar with the keyboard using Kid Keys.
Students featured: Megan Davis, Erin Venette
Invented Spelling
Children who write in this way in their own invented spellings receive valuable practice in translating from sound to print. This practice and experience with letters and sounds form an excellent basis for reading later on. In addition, the activity develops self-reliance in dealing with print, and contributes to a do-it-yourself attitude which carries over into learning to read.
~Carol Chomsky (1976)
