Transcript Spelling at Ashford Oaks

Tuesday 6th October

Five to ten spellings a
week to learn
(starting after half
term)
KS1 (Year 1 and 2)

10 spellings a week
KS2 (Year 3, 4, 5 and 6)
 Word
lists which give a guide to the words
children should be able to spell confidently
in each age range.
 Lots
of different spelling patterns for the
same sound e.g. Late, weight, great
 Silent letters e.g. wrong
 Lots of words are not phonetic…they can’t be
sounded out
 It can slow down children’s writing or limit
want they want to say
 BUT!!!!
85% of the English language is
predictable…if we practise the rules
 Sounding
 E.g.
out using letter sounds, not names.
c-a-t
sh-o-p
 Playing
word related games: I-spy, Hangman,
Boggle, Scrabble, Odd One Out.
 Make it fun!
 The
 __
name of a well know TV Programme
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
 Read
lots!!! Discuss spellings of words, usual
spellings.
 E.g. what is surprising about the word
photograph?
 Encourage
looking more closely at words
 Put
the word in the context of a sentence.
Helps to reinforce spelling and meaning.
 E.g. I’m going to their house after school.

How many words can
you find in the grid?
Can you find a 4
letter word?
 Can you put that
word in a sentence?
 How could we make
this easier? Harder?
 Which letters
couldn’t you use and
why?
E
U
A
K
T
S
E
Y
O
L
F
D
T
I
M
A
L
G
E
B
I
O
R
R
Y

 Sounding
out syllables e.g. wed-nes-day
 Looking
for words within words
 E.g. there is a rat in separate.
 Use
lots of different media to build the word
e.g. felt tips, play-doh, lego bricks.
 What is your child interested in??
 Sed
 Machine
 Sede
 Chair
 Said
 Shine
 Mnemonics
 RHYTHM
 BECAUSE
(Rhythm Has Your Two Hips Moving)
(Big Elephants Can Always
Understand Small Elephants)
 Diarrhoea
 Dash
In A Real Rush
Hurry Or Else
Accident!!
 Look,
say, cover, write, check.
 Having
a dictionary on hand when doing
homework
Any Questions?