Spelling is developmental. That means if you look at the natural spellings of an early Kindergartner, it’s going to look very different from the spellings of a fifth grader. My ebook,Teaching Kids to Spell, talks about these stages of development in-depth. And all the discussions about s...
”Elicit,“Sixdots.”Havekidsreviewthestructure,“Howmany…?”“Six/seven/…”.Teacherasks:“Doyouknowhowmanydaysinaweek?”(Teachseven)Thenrepeattheabovewaytoteachkidshowtoreadandspellthewords(eight,nine,ten).Playabombgametoconsolidatethenewwords.Showthepictureofpart“Touchandsay”byppt,andask:“How...
One key to helping kids spot these ghost letters is teaching them some of the more common irregular words where they will show up! Words With a Silent Letter at the Beginning Among the most challenging words for our students to spell and pronounce are those with a silent letter right at th...
Alright, parents and teachers, let's talk about the fun (and sometimes challenging) world of teaching kids to read and spell in English. We all know that phonics is the key, but how do we make it engaging and effective for our little learners? Let's break it ...
For the majority of kids, learning to spell words accurately {or conventionally} falls behind learning to read. This is true even for adults. There are words I can read without a problem that I’d have to look up to know how to spell, likemiscellaneous. ...
Here's a look at some of the more common difficult words to spell that our teacher team has encountered over the years and some of our best tips on how to help your students remember them! Here's a list of some commonly difficult words for kids to spell, along with tips on how to ...
re learning more and more effective ways to teach these words and want to share our best tips for students to read and spell them. While some may be tricky and irregular, many words follow predictable patterns so we can teach kids how to read and spell high-frequency words without ...
“They’re not ready until they’re around 7 years old” vs. ”You should start as early as possible otherwise they won’t learn it properly and will hate reading”). I used to lean towards the “let them be kids first” side, and I still think it’s just good to wait until ...
Ideally I will start a year before they go to school, because I like my kids to be reading before starting school, but if a child is an earlier or a later bloomer I will let nature be my guide. My only exception to this developmentally based timing is if a child is falling behind...
A phonics song helps kids learn how to read by using a series of repetitions. The song will also help them learn how to spell words in the future. In fact, it's a fun way to teach a child how to read and write. The songs are also good for your child's mood. They will enjoy ...