Literacy fortnightly focus… Ysgol Uwchradd Casnewydd Newport High School, enriching lives through writing, reading and oracy

Ysgol Uwchradd Casnewydd Newport High School, enriching lives through writing, reading and oracy

 Copy out the word repeatedly until you can write it correctly without thinking about it.  Copy out a misspelt word three times and attempt to learn it, using the system below: Look – Think - Cover – Say – Write - Check; - Look at the new word and visualise how it is written. - Think about how can you break it in to smaller parts? - Do any parts remind you of familiar words? - Cover the word. Say it to yourself. - Try saying it slowly in syllables or chunks of familiar smaller words. - Write it down whilst the word is covered. - Check to see if you were right. - Repeat, focussing on your mistakes.

Try making up your own mnemonics to help you remember how to spell a word: 1. An island is land with water all round it. 2. I’ll be your fri(end) to the end. 3. Never eat cake eat salmon sandwiches and remain young = necessary

1. Geography: George Edwards's Old Grandma Rode A Pig Home Yesterday. 1. Arithmetic: A Rat In The House May Eat The Ice Cream.  A principal at a school is your pal, and a principle you believe or follow is a rule.

 If there is a vowel before the final Y of a word, you just add S E.G. Storey becomes storeys  If there is a consonant before the final Y of a word, change the Y into i and add es. E.G. Story becomes stories The tower is six storeys high. I read three stories.

 Monkey Monkeys  Country Countries  Boy Boys  Fly Flies  Ruby Rubies  Jelly Jellies  Key Keys  Dolly Dollies  Teddy Teddies  Trolley Trollies

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