Supporting Children At Home Spelling Supporting Children At Home Amanda King Education Support Ltd Registration No. 7595413

English is a tricky language to read and spell English has many parents It adopts new words readily and doesn’t always disguise their roots Printers and lexicographers have played their part! Spell checkers don’t always solve the problem Amanda King Education Support Ltd Registration No. 7595413

A good spelling programme frequent, short sessions learning how words in the English language are constructed practising and assessing spelling applying spelling strategies and proofreading building children’s confidence. Amanda King Education Support Ltd Registration No. 7595413

Necessary knowledge for reading and spelling Phonemic knowledge, including Phonics (e.g. knowledge about letter and sound correspondence) Spelling patterns and conventions (e.g. how the consonant doubles after a short vowel) Homophones (e.g. to, two and too) Knowledge of syllables and rhymes

Necessary knowledge for reading and spelling Morphological knowledge – the spelling of grammatical units within words, including knowledge of: Root words Compound words Suffixes and prefixes Etymology

Strategies for spelling Counting the sounds Splitting into syllables Finding a rule to apply Look, say, cover, write, check. Identifying the ‘tricky’ bit and inventing a mnemonic Make links with known words Amanda King Education Support Ltd Registration No. 7595413

Make links to known words For example: Words with the same spelling pattern: e.g. light, fight, might, bright, fright Word families: e.g. Extend, extendable, extent, extensive Amanda King Education Support Ltd Registration No. 7595413

Use a dictionary Sing alphabet songs Start with a simple dictionary Demonstrate Explore Amanda King Education Support Ltd Registration No. 7595413

Have fun with spelling Play games Write words in shaving foam Make silly sentences Write or highlight words in different colours Jump, skip, bounce balls, climb the stairs etc. Amanda King Education Support Ltd Registration No. 7595413

Reduce the stress “How interesting!” rather than “How difficult!” “Well done! You had a go at a tricky word” rather than “That’s not how you spell …” “These letters are right” rather than “These letters are wrong” Amanda King Education Support Ltd Registration No. 7595413