{"id":5163,"date":"2021-09-07T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/?p=5163"},"modified":"2022-07-03T21:55:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T02:55:12","slug":"customize-reading-spelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/customize-reading-spelling\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Customize Reading and Spelling Instruction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teaching a child to read and spell is not a \u201cone size fits all\u201d proposition. In this article, you will discover five ways to individualize instruction according to your child\u2019s specific needs\u2014making reading and spelling easier.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\u201cOff-the-Rack\u201d Curriculum Doesn\u2019t Work for Everyone<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\"5

Maybe your children are polar opposites. One is a natural reader and speller, but the other really struggles. \r\n\r\n

Perhaps your first child needs a fast pace. He doesn\u2019t require much review and once he learns a reading or spelling concept, he remembers it. But your second child needs constant review to keep moving forward. She needs a mastery-based<\/a> program rather than a grade-level-based one. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

Does this sound familiar? You're not alone. Many parents are in the same situation, desperately trying to make one reading or spelling curriculum work for all their kids, despite very different learning needs. In cases like these, it becomes painfully obvious that in order to effectively teach both children, you need to be able to individualize their lessons.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

All About Reading<\/a><\/cite> and All About Spelling<\/a><\/cite> were developed for families just like yours<\/span>! When we created our programs, one of our most important \u201cto dos\u201d was to make sure the curriculum was easy to customize without requiring a lot of extra effort from the teacher. Are you curious how we did it?<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Five Features Make Our Programs Customizable<\/h2>\r\n\r\n

Right from the start, we identified five features that would help parents easily adapt reading and spelling instruction to their child\u2019s individual needs. A huge benefit of the All About Reading<\/cite> and All About Spelling<\/cite> programs is that each of these elements is built right into the curriculum. How can your<\/span> child benefit from these features? Let\u2019s take a look!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n

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  1. Use Scaffolding to Support Your Child\u2019s Learning<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

    If you\u2019ve never heard of scaffolding as it relates to learning, please don\u2019t skip this section, because scaffolding is really<\/span> important.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

    Have you ever seen construction workers on the side of a building, perched high above the sidewalk? Scaffolding is the temporary framework that supports the workers, allowing them to work on parts of the building that they wouldn\u2019t be able to reach otherwise.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\"5\r\n\r\n

    In the learning process, scaffolding works in a similar way. Scaffolding creates the structure that allows children to gradually build toward higher levels of understanding and greater levels of independence in the learning process. Every child\u2019s learning scaffolding is built to meet his or her individual needs\u2026never too high and never too fast.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

    In All About Reading<\/cite>, scaffolding is provided in every lesson. For example:<\/p>\r\n\r\n