Transcript A number of us have problems with spelling. Some of us are

Those who struggle with reading usually have
great difficulty with spelling.
And even those who are excellent readers can
have difficulty.
Why is that?
Spelling involves several
processes
• It is a mirror process
of reading: we blend
the sounds when we
read, and we should
be segmenting the
sounds to spell.
Many of us do not have any
real strategies to apply.
• Most of us just write
the word and see if
it “looks” right.
Most important to understand is that
“spelling problems, like reading
problems,
originate with language learning
weaknesses.”
Louisa Cook Moats (IDA, 2008)
Decoding Strategy: The C and K Skill
C – a, o, u
cat
cob
cup
can
K – i, e
kid
ken
kin
keg
Five Phonetic Skills
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met
* *
jump
me
smile
X
X
X
X
boat
X X
X
Spelling should be taught in a structured,
sequential way that is multi-sensory.
Mnemonic Device
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Memory aid
Commonly verbal
Special word, phrase, or poem
Usually illogical
Easier to remember personal and
surprising chunks of information
Roy G. Biv
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Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet
Mnemonic Device for Spelling
Mnemonic
Device:
One tea, two
sugars
Mnemonic
Device:
A rat in the
house may eat
Tom’s ice
cream.
Spelling of:
potassium
Spelling of:
arithmetic
Mnemonic
Device:
stationAry is
pArked cArs
stationEry is
Envelopes and
pEns
stationary/stati
onery
Use Alternatives to Rote
Memorization
• Tips like these help students master words rather
than simply memorizing them.
1. Learn words with the same pattern — could, would, should — together,
and include others to help you remember the spelling (such as
shoulder, to remember the l).
2. Think about how spelling and meaning go together, then link words with
related meanings: two, twin, twice (remember the w).
3. Look for words-within-words: what, was, when.
4. Watch for the words their/there and where/were in your reading. Keep a
list of sentences using these words to compare how they're used.
5. Use memory aids such as "Here is in the words where and there."
6. Build word families starting with a base word (back: backs, backing,
backward, quarterback).
7. Focus on the part of misspelled words that may be causing a problem,
such as the ai in said. Link with other words you know with the same
spelling pattern (such as rain, train, or pain).
The most effective way to teach spelling is to use
small lists that have the same phonetic skill.
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oil
spoil
void
moist
boy
destroy
typhoid
moisture
employment
point
Word Families
• Spoil; spoiling, spoiled or spoils
• Void: voiding, voided, or voids
Summary of Effective Spelling
Instruction:
• Knowledge of sounds,
letter-sound
association, patterns,
syllables, and
meaningful parts;
multisensory practice;
systematic, cumulative
study of patterns;
memorizing a few
“sight” words at a time;
writing those words
correctly many times;
using the words in
personal writing
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