Spelling Challenge:

Your child will progress through our spelling challenge at his/her own pace. The list is handed out at the beginning of the year. If you need an additional copy, you can print it from here. (PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST BE SIGNED INTO YOUR CHILD'S HURON GOOGLE ACCOUNT TO VIEW OR PRINT). I am looking for mastery of these words, not rote memorization. Each week your child will have the opportunity to take one or multiple level tests. I will test all of the level 1s. If your child passes level 1, they will take level 2 right away. They will continue to test until they get a word wrong. (Their grade will be based off the first level they test).

Why not "typical" weekly spelling tests?

I know personally, I was one of those kids that memorized my spelling list each week, and I did relatively well. However, if you asked me to spell those words on Friday afternoon, I couldn't. The Spelling Challenge focuses on high frequency words that will help your child with reading fluency (quickly recognizing the words in reading) and writing fluency (automatically knowing how to spell a word, makes writing easier). Your child can go through 1 list a week, or 5. This is a great opportunity for high spellers to be challenged and struggling spellers to successfully master words they will be using a lot in their reading and writing.