Margaret J. Kay's article Diagnosis and Intervention Strategies for Disorders of Written Language was very interesting. The first part of the article went over complexities of the writing process and the second half went over interventions. One of the things that it talked about that I have been questioning is whether teachers should be teaching spelling. The article talks about this being a controversial issue because some feel it is important that students "invent spellings" and they believe that students will eventually "transfer" their knowledge. I feel that the researchers make a good point that students with LDs often struggle with making these connections and can't "transfer".
One of the things I thought about while reading this article was the idea about teaching technology skills with ELA lessons. Students at the elementary school I taught at did not get computer lab time until grade 2. If we are moving more towards technology and students using it wouldn't it make sense that students have their ELA lessons reinforced with technological devices?
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