Why is it that many gifted kids tend to be hopeless spellers? I started a spelling program at home - capturing words from Miss 7's reading and then testing her spelling of these words on the whiteboard every other morning. I thought all was going well, but I'm not sure it's actually having much traction. She came across "awesome" the other day - a word we drilled a few weeks ago, but it didn't quite come out right in her school spelling test. Her spelling is frequently careless and imaginative (!) Any good spelling strategies out there? I've looked at Spellodrome, but haven't purchased it. Any other recommended programs?

Thanks, jojo