Baby Spelling Bee?
Can babies learn to spell? Why not? They can learn just about everything else. Years ago my older children would spell out everyone's names in the house. They would spell out I love you and mommy and the names of their siblings. What was the result of that? The ones who were babies at the time spelled right along with them. I recently saw a child, around the age of 2 1/2, who could tell the names of words that were only spelled out to him. I was impressed.
I have been signing with my daughter since she was a few months old. She knows many signs. I recently added a new game to our day. I still sign to her, as I always have, and then I finger spell the words. I see her little fingers moving, trying to mimic the letters, as she blurts out whatever letters she can think of. Who knows, she may just be a champion speller someday? Could spelling be yet another piece of the puzzle to bringing up whole and capable children? I will keep you posted.
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I recently read an article (I will have to track it down!) about how 3 of the 10 regional spelling Bee champions were using The ASL manual alphabet as a physical method of learning to spell. Many champions have some method of rocking, tapping, whatever, to help them spell. After abitof research on the Signing Time Forum, it turns out that ASL students start out sounding out the signd letters, just as in decoding. But eventually, when they are fluent, they simply recognize the combination of letters being finger spelled as an individual word! This is akin to creating a mental picture of the correctly spelled word and visualizing it to spell it back, but with the added bonus of having a tactile reminder/pathway as well!
I see it with my 2.5 year old who will recognize the letters I am signing and sound them out to make CVC words...apparently, this is just the first step.
These kids are amazing!
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That is fantastic information. Thanks for sharing that. I would love to read the article. An update since I wrote this blog post, my daughter is 5 now and she is a great speller and reader. I had forgotten about this game until you commented on this post, but I bet this is part of the reason she can spell so well. Keep up the games with your little one. It is wonderful to see parents stimulating their young children intellectually. God bless you!
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