To correct spelling or not to correct spelling that is the question..

During my dyad placement I have been watching carefully how the teacher interacts with students with respect to their writing. We talked briefly about this idea of editing and correction in our literacy class and that perhaps you choose one of the traits to focus on. I have learned that this question of when to tell students they have spelled something wrong is completely intertwined with your knowledge as the teacher of the student. You give them advice to change their writing based on who they are as a writer always being careful to build them up while providing adequate scaffolding.