Kamealoha's Reflection

Chapter’s 18-20

I decided to do my reflection on chapter 18 “How to Spell to Communicate.” I really enjoyed this chapter because it made me think about my years in school. I was never really a great speller, but I tried my best. I remember every night before a spelling test, my mother would test me. It also made me think about the invented spelling. As a child I would do this all the time. I was always making up my own way of spelling words. I think that my teachers did a good job at correcting this. As a child I did not realize that there was only one way to spell a word correctly

As I was reading about the child Chris, who is a perfectionist, I thought about a little girl in my class this year. During writing time she is always raising her hand to ask how to spell words. When I tell her to sound them out and try her best she usually just sits there. She is a very smart young girl, but does not like to spell words wrong.

My mom has always told me that reading plays a big part in being a good speller. She said that by seeing how these words are used and seeing them regularly I would become a better speller. Well I am not big on reading. I like to read, but only materials that I think are interesting. I still find myself every now and then struggling on a word. I can recognize when I spell a word wrong, but I just can’t seem to spell it correct. When I am in this situation I usually look it up in a dictionary. I am trying to teach my kids that it is okay to look in a dictionary when needed. I have used the dictionary twice since I have been at Kapalama. I think that by them seeing me do this it will make them more comfortable to use it.