Sign method: orthography with LSE

Abstract

It is undeniable that nowadays there is great concern on behalf of teachers facing the large amount of spelling mistakes that students' writings present. Spelling has become the workhorse of the Language area not only during the first years of compulsory education, but also during subsequent courses, both compulsory and post-compulsory. And, consequently, it is a social problem. The students, on their behalf, feel a certain rejection towards the traditional and rote learning of spelling. To this is added that young people communicate much more through electronic messaging, which in informal contexts involves synthetic writing, and that electronic writing of academic papers implies relaxation in spelling control by automatic correction.
This should lead us to rethink the method of teaching spelling that we use, since many authors have pointed out that the problem lies in the methodology used: a traditional methodology, which has evolved little over the years, based on the memory study of innumerable spelling rules with their corresponding exceptions and in the realization of very mechanical activities to practice what is memorized.
For this reason, we propose a new way of teaching and learning spelling, an innovative method to improve the spelling of students, both deaf and hearing, through the use of Spanish sign language, since they use the visual channel, and a system that motivates it through spelling learning. This method enhances the attention and correct visual memorization of words that present spelling difficulties and that usually cause spelling errors in students' writing, while being inclusive, since bringing hearing students closer to sign language is essential.