Spelling+resources

Hi You and welcome to our spelling page.

This link below is a great slide show on spelling. I especially like page 53 of PDF.



**David Hornsby – Top 5 Spelling Tips**

1. We are **Pattern Makers**. **Visual** – at, sat, bat, mat, cat **Sound** – hey, day, snail, **Meaning** – sign – signal is a sign  signature is a personal sign two – Why is there a ‘w’ in two? Look at twin, twice, twelve, twilight (tw = two)


 * 1) Use **Literature**. Start with the **heart** (read text first without dissecting it). Then go to the **head** (use the text to help find spelling patterns).


 * 1) Use Children’s own **Writing Samples**. Put writing up on smartboard/overhead and edit it with the whole class.

Example: **Speller A****Speller B** cat cat dog dog Jrf giraffe  Luft elefant  2/4 = 2/4
 * 1) Question your habits! Are you giving a spelling test every week for the same results? A spelling test should be a tool for you to assess what children need help with.

<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">5. To move to **Transitional** Phase we must drop reliance on sounds and **move to meaning**.

<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">I love the idea of a 'freckle word'. The word you are trying to emphasize is displayed and every time someone uses it and spell it correctly they put a 'freckle' (dot) on the display. It was an idea from one of our own. Do you have an idea to share? <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">---



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