Are eather one of these good ways to teach a 4th grader how to spell William...?
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i would never EEEEEVER use those. i don't even get them myself and i teach english.
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HE IS A CHILD...HOW MANY FOUR YEAR OLDS DO YOU THINK WILL HAVE PATIENCE'S TO STUDY ..THEY JUST WANT TO PLAY ...WELL MINE DOES.......I'M SURE HE WILL LEARN TO READ AND WRITE WHEN HE STARTS SCHOOL....GIVE HIM LOVE NOT PRESSURE....HES ONLY FOUR
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www.sparknotes.com\nwww.pbs.org\nwww.brainpop.com\nschool.discovery.com\nwww.sciencemystery.com\nwww.quia.com\ndosomething.org\n\nwe could provide more help if you'd let us know what you are trying to teach him
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I taught 5th grade a few yrs ago. I liked using their literature stories and have the students pick a character and write the story from a different perspective. You can also allow them to write about their hobby,how would someone describe you if they came into your room and didn't know you?What will you be involved in in high school? What is your goal for 30 yrs of age? Write about fav sportsman. Who is their hero? What is a hero? Feelings about America? I once did a story on a bag of marshmallows and they wrote from the marshmallows veiw. It was a good topic. You can use everyday objects and lay one on each desk. Recently I had my grandkids write a story about 3 items that I picked for them. The items had nothing in common but they wrote great stories. They also made a story plan by filling out a form with the characters,problem,2 paragraphs about how to solve the problem,how it was solved, and wraping up in the last paragragh. The next time I let them pick the items but it took them forever to get them. I think they were trying to think up a story while looking for the items. I was actually working with one grandson who was behind in reading due to ADHD( Delux!). He learned some from the new ideas I found for him and it was nice that the others of about the same age wrote with him.PBS.com is where I got some of my ideas(games,worksheets,books) to help him this summer so he got caught up. "Mrs.McGowen Lots About Reading" in the PBS site is a great source and has many ideas on all subjects. Best wishes! I miss teaching but have my hands full with grandkids!
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Start with picture modules for vocabulary, and have the child read books that speak directly about the pictures they contain (Pre-Primer/Level A/etc.). Use flash cards, word-picture matching, etc. to increase word recognition speed. To build speaking vocabulary, do lots of acting-out practice with verbs (e.g. "walk," "see," etc.). Children learning a second language learn just like an infant learning a primary language... first, basic nouns/verbs; next, comprehension of the overall idea in longer statements through noun/verb recognition, sound cadence, and context; later, adjectives and adverb modifiers... Then verb conjugations, article use, complex grammar patterns, etc.\n\nAlso, model reading to the student...in my school we use big books, through 5th grade (content is at grade level, it's just a "big book" so that the whole class can see it easily). Make sure to point out nouns and verbs in the picture as you read the text aloud.\n\nSo start with those Pre-primer (picture-text exact match) books -- your school (system) should have some excellent non-fiction for the early elementary kids, so check with a K-2 teacher or your Title I office. \n\nAdditionally, phonics decoding is a nightmare for the ELL student, because there are so many spelling patterns due to English being a mish-mash of several different languages (did you know the letter "s" has 3 sounds? example: sun, is, sure). Get yourself training in Orton-Gillingham or another complex phonics approach that addresses ALL the spelling combinations, not just the first couple of primary patterns.
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All of the answers that you have been given so far are good!!  I am an elementary teacher and one thing that I would ask is that you teach your child how to follow directions. You would be suprised how many children have a hard time listening and following simple directions.
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how about making a board with all the sounds on it to help teach children how to spell
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Every child learns in a different way. Some kids are visual learners, some are auditory learners, and others are Kinesthetic learners. Your son sounds as if he may be a kinesthetic learner and likes to do hands on activites rather than boring old paper work. Talk to your child's teacher about how she presents the material. See if he or she can find a way to present written work in a different way that he will not only enjoy but he will also learn from. Good Luck!
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Other than doing a lot of reading, you could learn some phonics rules for English.  Spelling according to these rules doesn't work all the time, but it might help.
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heres somehttp://www.childrenlearningenglish.com/http://www.4learningenglish.com/index.htmhttp://esl.about.com/od/teachingchildren/tp/tp_kids.htm
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is it possible for you to learn how to spell?
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let your 4th grader write his own paragraph..\nif you r the 4th grader ...do your own work you might actually enjoy it \nOne doesnt learn anything if they dont try..
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Learn to spell SCHOOL!!!!
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Not particularly well.\n\nWhen I was in school, we were taught phonics, sentence structure, etc.  The current way of teaching is called whole language learning.  They throw out the basics and try to teach kids by making them read then using what they read to teach them about the language.\n\nIt's not working.  You can't build a structure without a firm foundation and the schools are trying to hang diplomas on walls that are barely upright because they have no base.
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yes. You should help him with his cursive handwriting!! It never hurts to educate a child. Just make sure that you are very patient with him and help him to understand that it is okay to make mistakes. It's a good thing to want to do things correctly and to want to do things the "right" way but he seems to have a little bit of a perfectionist attitude. Reassure him that you have confidence in his abilities and that with a little hard work and determination he will learn how to do it.   Tips: Buy a cursive training mat that he can practice on. I think you can buy them at Wal Mart or at a large bookstore like Coles or Chapters/Indigo....or try online. They are very helpful and the best part is that kids can use washable markers and can trace the letters or write side by side with already written cursive letters. Practice with him. Make up a story together about something that interests him. Have him print it, and then have him write it out in cursive the second time. Be sure to be helpful, but let him make mistakes and find them on his own. Hope this helps!
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definitely, and I would invest in a few of those programs that make the crossword puzzles with the words that you pick out. I enjoy making these for my kids and they are really learning a lot. you can even make them different from each other so that they don't copy off each other's homework!
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you need spelling books i think