“The list contains 850 words that account for 80 percent of the words children use in their writing — the ones they need to be able to spell correctly.
Mastering this relatively small corpus of words yields a high rate of return. For example, the most common 1,000 words are used 13 times more frequently than the next most common 1,000 words. It also provides teachers flexibility in planning spelling instruction, providing an opportunity to give children the “basics” while supplementing with other spelling words germane to classroom activities.” – Reading Rockets
When Spelling Lists Aren’t Enough
Learn more about our Reading Literacy Decoding Spelling Assessment Evaluation and about our Online Literacy Assessment Evaluation.
We travel to you and we also offer remote services. Literacy specialists we work with provide support for decoding, encoding (spelling), reading comprehension, and writing skills.
