“This article describes the Rising Star Scaffolding Decision Guide, a step-by-step guide for scaffolding children's early spelling during one-on-one writing activities in the classroom.” SORticle #19: The Rising Star Scaffolding Guide, Supporting Young Children’s Early Spelling Skills Over the years, I’ve noticed that much of the professional development offered to teachers has focused solely on improving students’ reading skills. But what about their spelling and writing skills, too? Spelling interventions may actually be more effective at improving students’ reading skills than reading interventions alone (Shanahan, 2021). We can’t let another pendulum swing and focus on decoding without discussing encoding, too! This article by Copp, Cabell, Gabas, and Todd provides a much-needed framework to support classroom teachers spelling instruction in the classroom. #SORticle Open Access Link: ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…