A friend of mine shared a link to an article about why children have a hard time learning to spell.  They argue that we are teaching spelling incorrectly.  We should be teaching how words are formed and the etymology not how to sound the word out to spell it.  They claim that about “12% of words in english are spelt the way they sound” [1].  No wonder I’m bad at spelling in english because that is usually how I spell things.  At least in Italian, words are spelt the way they sound!  Also, I was taught how to spell mainly as they described with spelling tests and memorization.  However, I did also learn definitions for each word.  However, I was really good at remembering the definitions, I guess I just didn’t think to associate the definitions with the spelling!  Although, I do sometimes do that.

So, maybe I should try learning to spell again using this method as I still struggle to spell and rely heavily on spell check.

[1] https://theconversation.com/why-some-kids-cant-spell-and-why-spelling-tests-wont-help-20497