Getting the Advantage of Free Software to Generate Holistic Spelling Activities

Abstract

Teaching spelling could be frustrating and boring at the
same time for both teachers and students. It also has to be tailored
to meet the needs of the students. Ready-made materials may not
help  as  easy.  This  workshop  will  give  useful  input  on  which
software  can  be  used  and  how  to  use  it.  You  will  also  learn  to
make a series of spelling activities good to meet the needs of your
students  disregarding  their  age  groups.  Some  of  the  suggested
software  is  Word-Search  Generator  for  worming  up,  Eclipse
crossword  puzzle  maker  for  meaning  and  Ant-Word-Profiler  for
production.  Repletion  is  a  very  good  method  to  use,  each  of  the
software  above  stressing  on  different  technique  that  helps  the
students  getting  accustomed  with  the  English  spelling  of  the
targeted language and also having fun doing it. The ideas of these
activities are adapted from Nelson English Spelling Book but they
are limited to be used only by young age native speakers.