I've tried everything! I had a very hard time trying to spell. i'm probably at a 4th grader's spelling level. When i read i understand what the book says, but when i read aloud i sound like i'm a fourth grader. I'M IN 8TH GRADE! Even worse my friends make fun of me. They say, "Spell knowledge" or something harder. I can't spell it and he makes fun of me about it. And frankly i don't find it funny at all. i had an English tutor but she didn't help at all. i tried spelling aloud, flash cards, games, little memorization ideas. i don't know what to do.I don't know if i have some disorder or what.
How can I become a better speller and reader?
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I don't know much about disorders, but I do have strategies.
I am also an eighth grader, and I spell pretty well. What I do is get the vocabulary down. When I read, I write down interesting words on my hand, index cards, etc. Somewhere I will see them. This gets the words subconsciously ingrained in my mind. I also read a lot. However, I read more short stories online than I do novels. I think this is better for vocabulary because kids who write tend to describe words more than authors of books. Once you get vocabulary down, you'll notice spelling is a lot easier because some words are similarly spelled to others. Once you learn these words, it will be less challenging to read them in sentences, because you won't struggle as much with pronunciation and misunderstanding. Hope this helps.
Oh, and those short stories I mentioned can be found at fictionpress.com and fanfiction.net. I warn you though, some writers can't spell. Bye and good luck!
I am also an eighth grader, and I spell pretty well. What I do is get the vocabulary down. When I read, I write down interesting words on my hand, index cards, etc. Somewhere I will see them. This gets the words subconsciously ingrained in my mind. I also read a lot. However, I read more short stories online than I do novels. I think this is better for vocabulary because kids who write tend to describe words more than authors of books. Once you get vocabulary down, you'll notice spelling is a lot easier because some words are similarly spelled to others. Once you learn these words, it will be less challenging to read them in sentences, because you won't struggle as much with pronunciation and misunderstanding. Hope this helps.
Oh, and those short stories I mentioned can be found at fictionpress.com and fanfiction.net. I warn you though, some writers can't spell. Bye and good luck!
I don't know much about disorders, but I do have strategies.
I am also an eighth grader, and I spell pretty well. What I do is get the vocabulary down. When I read, I write down interesting words on my hand, index cards, etc. Somewhere I will see them. This gets the words subconsciously ingrained in my mind. I also read a lot. However, I read more short stories online than I do novels. I think this is better for vocabulary because kids who write tend to describe words more than authors of books. Once you get vocabulary down, you'll notice spelling is a lot easier because some words are similarly spelled to others. Once you learn these words, it will be less challenging to read them in sentences, because you won't struggle as much with pronunciation and misunderstanding. Hope this helps.
Oh, and those short stories I mentioned can be found at fictionpress.com and fanfiction.net. I warn you though, some writers can't spell. Bye and good luck!
I am also an eighth grader, and I spell pretty well. What I do is get the vocabulary down. When I read, I write down interesting words on my hand, index cards, etc. Somewhere I will see them. This gets the words subconsciously ingrained in my mind. I also read a lot. However, I read more short stories online than I do novels. I think this is better for vocabulary because kids who write tend to describe words more than authors of books. Once you get vocabulary down, you'll notice spelling is a lot easier because some words are similarly spelled to others. Once you learn these words, it will be less challenging to read them in sentences, because you won't struggle as much with pronunciation and misunderstanding. Hope this helps.
Oh, and those short stories I mentioned can be found at fictionpress.com and fanfiction.net. I warn you though, some writers can't spell. Bye and good luck!