Spelling+strategies

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Critical Features ** Circle or tick the parts of the word you can spell correctly and highlights the parts that cause you trouble. Try to think of a way you could remember the ‘tricky’ part of the word.
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Break your words into meaningful parts, such as: · individual sounds · onset and rime · syllables · compound words
 * Break Words into Parts **

Play around with the words, saying them as they are spelt rather than how they are announced. E.g. k-nife Wed-nes-day
 * Say the Word as it is Spelt **

Create a mnemonic that will help you to remember a word. Mnemonics can be a creative sentence or phrase, e.g. because - **b**ig **e**lephants **c**an **a**lways **u**nderstand **s**mall **e**lephants accommodation – two **c**aravans, two **m**otels and one **t**ent
 * Create Mnemonics **

Or they can use the meanings of the words to provide a clue for the correct spelling, e.g. fourth – the fourth number is four

Sometimes a class generated mnemonic is helpful but students should feel free to create a personal mnemonic that works for them.

<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Draw boxes around the words to show its shape. This helps to visualise the word for spelling and for handwriting.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Word Shapes **

<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Here are some examples of multi-sensory activities; <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Trace over words with your finger <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Write into shaving cream or paint <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Make letter out of clay or playdough <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Manipulate magnetic letters <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Write the word and trace over it in different colours <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Decorate or illustrate the word. Cut it Out ** <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Write a word onto some paper. Cut out the letters in a way that will be easy for you to learn; <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Cut out each letter separately <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Cut the word into the onset and rime <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Cut it so that a letter pattern stays as one unit. Now put the word back together again. Mix up the letters and repeat.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Use the Senses **
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<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Make connections between words that have similar visual or sound patterns, e.g. could should, would.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Make Connections **

<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">See if they can make new words by adding prefixes or suffixes to any of their list of words, e.g. heat - reheat heater heating
 * <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Build New Words **

<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Can you find any spelling generalisations that you know that apply to your spelling word? e.g. i before e except after c
 * <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Apply Spelling Generalisations **

<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Use the word in a sentence with the correct meaning. You can also write homophones in a sentence that clarifies their meaning. e.g. I __saw__ the shark. My arm is __sore.__ The eagle can __soar__ above us.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Write the Word in a Sentence **

<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Research the etymology of the word. There are often clues to the spellings of a word in its origin, e.g. The words aeroplane, aerosol and aerobatics have the spelling ‘aero’ as that is the Greek word for air.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Origin of the Word **

<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Examine the word meanings as there is often a visual link between the spelling of related words, e.g. please and pleasant sign and signature.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Meanings of the Word **

<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Use the following process. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Look **<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">at the word, focussing on any critical features. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Say **<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">the word aloud. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Cover **<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">the word so it can’t be seen. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Visualise **<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">the word, imagining it on a blank computer screen or behind their eyelids. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Write **<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">the word on a piece of paper. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Check **<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">that the word been spelt correctly. Additional steps can be included, e.g. trace the word, say the word as you write it, spell the word out loud.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Look, Say, Cover, Visualise, Write, Check Process **