Skippy Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Do you correct a child's spelling mistakes when they are writing just for fun? My daughter (2nd grade, age 7) loves to write stories and is constantly writing for fun. She is a pretty good speller for her age. She often asks me, "How do you spell..." when she is writing. She loves for me to read the stories she has written. Occasionally, she makes spelling mistakes. Sometimes I correct her, and sometimes I do not. Is it good to always correct spelling mistakes, or will this take away from her fun when writing and sharing her stories with me? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I don't, but usually my son totally knows if he knows how to spell a word or not and insists I spell it if he doesn't know how. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I don't correct spelling outside of language arts "school time" I don't even regularly correct spelling in other subjects (I'm thinking of a written math answer from yesterday). My dc might quit writing for fun if they thought they weren't good, or just stop sharing. Not every child is like this, though. I always help with spelling when asked, or if I can work it in casually. You could consider "hiring" Alexa to do the "please tell me how to spell - " if you get tired if it. :-) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knitgrl Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Not unless it's a word or word-type that's been covered in spelling already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 No. I'd help her if she asks how to spell a word, but otherwise I'd just comment on the story itself and encourage your young writer! Spelling will come with time--just work on that separately. (Think about babies and how they learn to speak gradually--writing and spelling is a gradual process learned over years, so don't worry about the mistakes right now.) I love that she wants to write! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I don't correct spelling at all outside of spelling lessons at this age. That's free writing, narrations, none of that. I had to separate the goals in my head: yes to learn proper spelling, but also to learn how to put thoughts down on paper in a coherent manner. As we get through elementary I start introducing things like the concept of a rough draft and learning to look at it again with fresh eyes. Free writing is still free writing, though. I'm not touching that with 'school', but I may use it to decide what needs to be worked on during language arts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I usually never do outside of our work day that isn't school related. Occasionally, if it feels loving and organic I may gently point out a word if it is a special sound I know the student knows or is working on just for an "a ha" moment. That is it though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 If she's writing on her own, definitely not. You could take her misspelled words and use them as a spelling list when you're doing Official School Stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegs Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Nope. When my kid does any independent writing outside of school time, I do an internal happy dance, take photos, and share with all my friends - spelling errors and all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Noooooooooo, and certainly not at that age. (Unless I've been asked, I mean.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 No. Unless they specifically ask. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Thank you everyone for the advice. It was very helpful, especially with so many responses saying the same thing. I will try to keep my comments to her completely positive and encouraging from now on and just enjoy her sweet little stories. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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