Teachers should continue to focus on spelling in their curriculum due to the fact of how
closely related spelling ability is with reading fluency and reading comprehension. Some
teachers feel that spelling is not an essential component in the curriculum. Doing some research,
spelling is a critical element not only in reading fluency and comprehension, but also across the
curriculum in all subject areas.
When teaching spelling, teachers tend to wonder what the best and most effective
approach is for their students. Teachers argue that traditional spelling books have outlived their
usefulness and should be abandoned, whereas, others believe traditional spelling books are useful
tools if used appropriately. Some other recommendations for educators are that spelling
instruction could be integrated into other subject areas, as well as, teaching spelling
systematically through word study sequences created to fit students’ varying developmental
levels.
If teachers are using spelling books in their classrooms, these spelling books must be
meaningful learning that takes place within real world tasks. Some examples may consist of
articles from newspapers or writing letters. These examples could help improve our students
spelling skills, therefore, the improvement in spelling skills will also help improve our students
reading fluency and reading comprehension skills.