1. Spelling for Older Students
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Lesson 6N n
Created for SPELD SA by Jan Polkinghorne

2. Words in a sentence Take it in turns with a friend.
One say a sentence and the other counts words, then swap.

3. n-ur-s 3 n-e-s-t 4 n-o-s-t-r-i-l-s 8
Sounds in a word
Say the names of these pictures. Use your fingers to count how many sounds in each word. NOTE that is sounds not letters.
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n-ur-s n-e-s-t n-o-s-t-r-i-l-s 8

4. Point to the word your teacher sounds - blend the sounds to make a word.
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s-t-ai-n n-ee-d-l f-u-n-l

5. What is the same about all these pictures. Say the words aloud.9
They all start with the sound n :- nine, needle, notebook, neck, nest, net, nurse, nose, nail, nuts, nostrils.
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6. vowel or consonant All letters in our alphabet belong to one of two groups
n = consonant
N is a voiced, nasal sound created by vibrating the vocal cords while pushing air through the nose, or nasal cavity. Place the tip of your tongue just behind your teeth as you lower your jaw a bit, leaving a small gap between your teeth.
Put your fingers on your throat . You can feel movement in the vocal cords.
Say whether these are vowel or consonant:- s a t i p n
We need to know whether a letter is a vowel or consonant to help us apply spelling rules.

7. Which pictures begin with ‘n’.
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needle, neck, nest, net, nurse, nose, nuts, nail

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Sort these pictures into those that start with n and those ending with n. Can you think of others which do to add to your lists?
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Start n:- nurse, nail, nest, nuts, needle
End n:- van, win, man, can, lion

9. What sounds the same about the pictures in each row? Answers next page.
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10. 10 What sounds the same about the pictures in each row?
All have n in the middle:- tunnel, channel, funnel, spanner, winner
All have ain on the end:- mane, drain, rain, stain, pain 10
All end with n sound:- plane, pelican, tin or can, ten, pin
All start with n:- needle, nurse, nose, nuts, nail.

11. How to write the sound ‘n’
Linked script is far better to write than printing. It is faster, easier, more comfortable to write for long periods and your brain learns the words better if they are linked. 1
N n net 2 1 2

12. Complete the requirements for the next screen before proceeding
Complete the requirements for the next screen before proceeding. See Instructions.

13. Remember! Use ears not eyes. Some words have a silent n in them.
Nicola has always wanted to go fishing with her Grandfather. Gramps has always said, “No, you will make too much noise and scare the fish away. You can come when you get bigger.” But now she is five, Gramps has agreed to take her fishing for an afternoon. Gramps sets up his fishing rod, and they settle down to fish. Nicola sits very still and waits very quietly. It is very peaceful. Suddenly, they hear a very loud and nasty noise, “nnnnnnnnn!” A plane flies overhead, “nnnnnnnnn!” The plane does a noisy loop-the-loop in the sky above them. Gramps doesn’t like the nasty noise and puts his hands over his ears. Nicola looks at Gramps and laughs. “You were worried I would make too much noise!” And, with a swoop and a swirl, she runs up and down on the bank, pretending she is the plane, “nnnnnnn!”

14. Tricky Word Revision . Download Lesson 5 revision PowerPoint
Click and say the words as they appear.

15. Tricky Words – non phonetic
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all
are

16. Instructions.
Slide 2 counting the words in a sentence- if you can’t differentiate words it is very hard to write them.
Slide 3 counting sounds in a word. The answer is frequently not the same as the number of letters in the word.
Slide 4 s-t-ai-n, n-ee-d-l, f-u-n-l Aural blending. Blending and segmenting are the basis to synthetic spelling. Some students find this difficult and will need additional help.
Slide 5 hearing the initial sound in a word. Finding they all begin with n.
Slide 6 – knowing vowels and consonants is vital for learning spelling rules. Multisensory learning (feeling the formation of a sound) is useful for many students. Rule 1: If the short vowel pronunciation doesn’t work to make a word try the long vowel.
Slide 7 differentiating between words which begin with n and those which don’t. If the graphics give rise to different words then discuss and modify answers accordingly.
Slide 8 –differentiating between words which begin with n and those which have n on the end.
Slide 9- picking a common sound. Initial, final or middle.
Slide 10 answers to slide 9
Slide 11- writing N and n and linking to e and t. Handwriting I have used Sego Script because it is freely available on most computers . Research is now showing that linked script is more ergonomic and helps with retention of spelling. Many prospective employers are expecting job applications to be handwritten and many exams have to be handwritten. It is still a necessary skill.
Read the story for ’n’ aloud. Ask each student to keep a tally of how many ‘n’ sounds they hear in the story. Compare results. BEWARE! WARN STUDENTS some words may have a silent n and ‘ng’ is a slightly different sound . When n follows m on the end of a word it is usually silent. Hymn, condemn. Mnemonic has mn at the beginning and the m is silent. They need to use ears not eyes.
Hand each student a copy of the story. Read it aloud again and have students mark each ‘n’ as they go.
Tricky words. These words are high frequency, often non phonetic and have to be learnt by rote for both spelling and reading. Spell with alphabet names. Do not sound. Revise words learnt previously before learning the new words. Are is only tricky because of the silent ee after they have learnt digraph ‘ar’. ‘all’ is a very common grouping and can be linked with similar words like, ball, call, tall, mall etc.