Super+Sleuth

=SPELLING SUPER SLEUTHS - =

Immersion - Preparation
1. Use Eric's Junior Example. - A MisSpelt Sheet - Issue A Challenge. There are three mistakes - Find Them, Compare, Share, Oops, There are More? How many? Really? Well, let's see who can find more, How many did you find? 10?! 20?!! Can anyone find 30?

2. Print the following and ask students to read it. What questions do they have? > I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset c! an be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs psas it on !!! > Psas Ti ON ! "
 * "Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.

3. Do A Google Image Search "spelling error" and post up on walls some of the error images e.g.


 * [[image:clinton.jpg width="199" height="140" align="center"]] || [[image:distribution.jpg width="158" height="134" align="center"]] || [[image:mountain.jpg width="198" height="138" align="center"]] || [[image:pleasent.jpg width="180" height="142" align="center"]] ||
 * [[image:shcool.jpg width="180" height="138" align="center"]] || [[image:stop.jpg width="149" height="156" align="center"]] || [[image:taksi.jpg width="191" height="144" align="center"]] || [[image:tomorow.jpg width="198" height="124" align="center"]] ||

Resources Preparation:
Do A Google Search e.g. using search term of kids "spelling rules" to Find Clear, User Friendly Sites for Kids Outlining Spelling Tips. If you don't find any this could be a possible product for your class. A "Kid Friendly Learn To Spell Wiki Made By Kids For Kids". Or They could make up and record raps... too

Prepare a Trackstar for "Spelling Tips" to include kid friendly sites e.g. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0903395.html http://www.mcpclan.us/toolbox/learning/spelling/rules2.htm

Have some Spelling Tips & Questions Triggers On Walls - Follow them up in an inquiry style, Getting studnets to uncover the answers. OK now that we know that one, what others might be out there? e.g. Walking Vowels //When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking//. This helps s remember which vowel goes first when there are two in a row. For example, tea is not tae because the vowel sounds like 'eee.'

BIG QUESTION:
How Can We Become Great Spellers? Let's Uncover the Secrets...

Brainstorm
- What Makes A Great Speller? - Why Should We Become Great Spellers? - How Will It Make A Difference?


 * Do We Know How We Can Learn To Spell Better? Our Inquiry Will Assist Us To....Become A Super Sleuth Speller**

1. Brainstorm How You Learn To Spell now 2. Interview someone else in your class. What Do They Do When They Want To Learn To Spell A Word? 3. Compare - bubble Map or Venn Diagram. What Is the Same What is Different? 4. Homelink - Interview someone at home, an older person. Do they think spelling is important for you to learn to do? How do they learn to spell a word? What helps them? Record Your Results 5. Next day back at school, graph the whole class results 6. List down any that are different to you 7. Select one new strategy that you would like to try out 8. This can become partof the spelling goal contract 9. Prepare a Hypothesis 11. Investigate - Resources are availbale for downloading, printing etc Google "Spelling tips" and Tackstar some kid firendly sites 10. Test out the hypothesis. 11. Consider: Am I finding it easier to spell words now? 12. Share Results 13. Where to next. Another strategy (Could share some of Marie Clays simple points for spelling. "when the Or have a Class spelling competition? A fundraiser perhaps? Let's look at the computers spelling checker.


 * See a Graphic Organiser I have used: [[file:LEARNING to SPELL.doc]]**

Inquiry Efectiveness Survey / Assessment:
Pretest - A list of commonly misspelt words e.g. This could become part of the immersion. We can take this test ourselves too and even share the results with the class.
 * absence
 * accommodation
 * believe
 * calendar
 * campaign
 * canceled
 * cancellation
 * conscience
 * conscious
 * desperately
 * embarrass
 * exceed
 * forfeit
 * guarantee
 * harass
 * harassment
 * irrelevant
 * judgment
 * license
 * mischievous
 * misspell
 * necessary
 * neighbor
 * offense
 * parallel
 * potato
 * potatoes
 * receipt
 * receive
 * recommend
 * separate
 * siege
 * subtly
 * succeed
 * thoroughly
 * vacuum
 * weird
 * whether

Post Test: Compare Results.