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Students need spelling practice with C. Choosing between C and K when spelling /k/ takes repetition, noticing that C can spell /s/ as well as /k/ takes time, and the practicing to remember these has to be interesting and fun!
When I was a young student, one of my questions was: Why is there a <b> in doubt? Dyslexic students want to know the reasons for the spelling because that helps them make sense of it and remember it. We remember stories. Experience word study and an introduction to using etymology with Doubt: A Structured…
Would you like a simple word study to get your students familiar with morphology? Let’s look at the word graduation and its word family. What’s the base? What suffixing rule do we use in this spelling?
Why is there a G in <sign>? Often students misspell sign and other words with that base spelling because they’re trying to spell by sounding out. That doesn’t work well for this.. Give them the tools to see the spelling and meaning connections. After working through the matrix and other activities in this resource, these words will become more familiar, increasing their reading fluency and spelling accuracy.
Spelling and Meaning Connections bring spelling to life. Looking at the spelling connections helps us see that our spelling is not random. It answers spelling questions many of our students have wondered about.
Why is <one> pronounced “won”? Are only and alone related to one?
Why is there a <w> in two? Twelve, between, and twill, really?
Have fun playing Go Fish, Bingo, and Wipe Out games while practicing the replacing (drop-e) rule for adding suffixes to words with a single, final E using word sums. During the Replacing E Rule Spelling Games, students recognize and verbalize the reasons to replace or not to replace. They love it because it’s a game and they have a fair chance of beating you. You love it because they’re learning and smiling!
Changing Y to I Spelling Games include Go Fish, Bingo, and Wipe Out games. Students learn which suffixes will cause the Y to change to I and which will not. During the games, students spell aloud, recognizing how the suffixing rule works. They love it because it’s a game and they have a fair chance of beating you. You love it because they’re learning and smiling!
Have fun playing Go Fish, Bingo, and Wipe Out games while practicing the doubling rule for adding suffixes to one-syllable and two-syllable words using word sums. During the Doubling Rule Spelling Games, students recognize and verbalize the reasons to double or not to double. They love it because it’s a game and they have a fair chance of beating you. You love it because they’re learning and smiling!
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