Spelling at home
Strategies to help your child with their spelling
Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check for each spelling. To do this your child will need to follow the steps below:
- Study the word
- Say it aloud a few times
- Cover it up with a piece of paper or their hand
- Write the spelling next to the original word
- Check their version to see if they got it right.
Find smaller words within larger words e.g. together = to – get – her
Break down words into syllables. For example, the word today has two syllables to/day
Use mnemonics e.g. because big elephants can always understand small elephants
Make a sentence. Encourage child to write a sentence- how many words from the spelling list can they include?
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