Name: Building a Strong Spelling Foundation: Some Practical Tools for Teaching English Orthography
Start: 2026-09-19T16:00:00+0200
End: 2026-09-19T17:00:00+0200

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Building a Strong Spelling Foundation: Some Practical Tools for Teaching English Orthography

Saturday September 19, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST

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This workshop explores how understanding English orthography can enrich spelling instruction within an inquiry-based classroom. Using unit-of-inquiry vocabulary, word lists and/or picture books, teachers will learn how to guide students to investigate why words are spelled the way they are—connecting sound, meaning, and history through inquiry. The session includes hands-on activities and practical strategies that integrate morphology, etymology, and phonology into everyday literacy learning. These principles can complement any existing spelling scheme or word list, supporting teachers to make spelling meaningful, engaging, and deeply connected to students’ ongoing inquiries.

Speakers

Gill Kǒniger

Elementary Teacher and Team Leader., Frankfurt International School

Gill Königer is an elementary educator at Frankfurt International School with nearly 30 years of experience teaching in elementary settings worldwide. She specializes in multi-age learning, personalized learning and word inquiry, with a particular focus on supporting literacy de... Read More →

Christine Ishii

PYP Co-ordinator, Frankfurt International School

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Saturday September 19, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
0.215 Am Luftschiffhafen 1, 14471 Potsdam

One-Hour Workshop

Audience Early Years learners aged 3-6; Elementary/Primary Learners aged 6-11
Subject Language Learning; Transdisciplinary (teaching pedagogy & Methodology)

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