Comments for https://thatspellingthing.com Thu, 14 Aug 2025 08:06:13 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Evidence informed spelling by Tricia Millar https://thatspellingthing.com/evidence-informed-spelling/#comment-1096 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 10:52:51 +0000 https://thatspellingthing.com/?p=7649#comment-1096 In reply to Debra FARQUHAR.

Thanks, Debra.

]]> Comment on Evidence informed spelling by Debra FARQUHAR https://thatspellingthing.com/evidence-informed-spelling/#comment-1095 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:44:27 +0000 https://thatspellingthing.com/?p=7649#comment-1095 Great post, thanks for sharing.

]]> Comment on How to teach spelling by TriciaMillar https://thatspellingthing.com/how-to-teach-spelling/#comment-588 Sat, 15 Feb 2020 21:56:39 +0000 https://thatspellingthing.com/?p=6294#comment-588 In reply to Paulene Forde.

Thanks! I like that description.

]]> Comment on How to teach spelling by Paulene Forde https://thatspellingthing.com/how-to-teach-spelling/#comment-585 Sat, 15 Feb 2020 21:18:33 +0000 https://thatspellingthing.com/?p=6294#comment-585 Beautiful not so common spelling sense.

]]> Comment on Dictionary of the British English Spelling System by Tricia Millar https://thatspellingthing.com/dictionary-of-the-british-english-spelling-system/#comment-391 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 13:22:41 +0000 https://thatspellingthing.com/?p=6036#comment-391 In reply to Kate Flynn.

That’s a good question. I can use it well with my Canadian ears and I know Australians use it. The big differences will be in the vowels and /r/ controlled vowels. Some graphemes will be fine – you’ll just think a different sound for them. For instance, the air spelling represents only one phoneme but it will sound different to you than to speakers in England. The ar spelling represents different sounds for me than for speakers in England but not in Scotland. In the dictionary, ‘saw’ rhymes with ‘door’ but not in my accent. It might be close in Boston USA though!

I’d download the free pdf version and have a look and discount what doesn’t work for your students’ accents.

Sorry for lack of grapheme brackets; they interfere with the html!

]]> Comment on Dictionary of the British English Spelling System by Kate Flynn https://thatspellingthing.com/dictionary-of-the-british-english-spelling-system/#comment-390 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 12:18:15 +0000 https://thatspellingthing.com/?p=6036#comment-390 Hi Tricia,
Is the dictionary good for is in USA or would you recommend a different dictionary?
Kate Flynn

]]> Comment on Dictionary of the British English Spelling System by TriciaMillar https://thatspellingthing.com/dictionary-of-the-british-english-spelling-system/#comment-387 Sat, 07 Dec 2019 19:59:17 +0000 https://thatspellingthing.com/?p=6036#comment-387 In reply to Catherine Lindsay.

It was such a fun workshop! Lots of teachers ask similar questions but that was freshest in my mind.

]]> Comment on Dictionary of the British English Spelling System by Catherine Lindsay https://thatspellingthing.com/dictionary-of-the-british-english-spelling-system/#comment-386 Sat, 07 Dec 2019 19:56:05 +0000 https://thatspellingthing.com/?p=6036#comment-386 Really enjoyed reading this blog and smiled when you recounted the story of the teacher asking about how many ways you can spell the sound /f/…… !!

Thank you for opening my eyes to the delights of this dictionary….

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