Transcript Spelling Pop In - Brough Primary School

SPELLING
 Learning spelling patterns & rules can be a chore
 With the right resources it can be seen as fun
 Spelling booklets are arranged in Year by Year; and
term by term order; and use the Look, Say, Cover,
Write and Check method.
 Booklets are based on the spellings from the New
Primary Curriculum for English (2014)
 Spellzoo has electronic school spelling and vocabulary
resources
 Weekly spelling lists for each term at every level from
Year 1 through to Year 6
 Each spelling booklet has an associated Word Puzzle
booklet. These contain four different activities for
each class, with dictionary definitions to help increase
vocabulary.
How do children practise?
 Practice your weekly spelling lists ANYWHERE!
 Write the word in the box.
 Look at it carefully and say it to yourself.
 Cover the word up and try and picture it in your mind.
 In the next box write the word and then check the
spelling. If it’s wrong, then have another go but if it’s
correct then move on to the next word.
How do you try to spell?
1. I listen to the sounds of the words in my head. I write a list
of possible spellings and choose the one I think looks right.
2. I try to think of a spelling rule.
3. I break the words into bits and say their sound.
4. I see the word inside my head.
5. I link to other words that are related to it.
6. I say the word aloud.
7. I find it just comes.
8. I look up the word in a dictionary.
How do you try to spell?
1. I listen to the sounds of the words in my head. A
2. I write a list of possible spellings and choose the one I
think looks right. V
3. I try to think of a spelling rule. L
4. I break the words into bits and say their sound. A
5. I see the word inside my head. V
6. I link to other words that are related to it. L
7. I say the word aloud. A
8. I find it just comes. V
9. I look up the word in a dictionary. L
How do you try to spell?
Mostly A
Your preferred style of spelling is AUDITORY, meaning you listen to
how the words sounds to help you spell.
Mostly V
Your preferred style of spelling is VISUAL, meaning you remember
how words look to help you spell.
Mostly L
Your preferred style of spelling is LEARNING, meaning you use
spelling rules, knowledge of prefixes, suffixes and root words, and
knowledge of other similar words to help you spell.
Even though you may have a preferred way of
remembering how to spell words, using a mixture of
styles is a great support for spelling.
At Brough School, we to look at different strategies
that children can use to help them become a better
speller. We do this through varied spelling activities
and weekly spelling tests.
Extra Puzzles used in Spellzoo
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Word shapes - encourages students to look at the shape of the words and shows where letters are
placed on the line.
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Word search - the student's recognition and recall of the words in the spelling list is improved.
Familiarity of the spelling rule is increased and concentration is encouraged.
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Choose the word - increases the student's understanding of the meaning of individual words.
Improves vocabulary and encourages dictionary use.
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Alphabetical order - reinforces reading the spelling list and improves dictionary skills.
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Matching Definitions - reinforces the student's comprehension and writing abilities.
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Decode the word - the student practices the spellings by matching letters to numbers.
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Magic Square - fill in the grid by matching words to the correct definition.
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Crossword - allows the student to practice spelling by correctly identifying a word from a clue and
writing it into the grid.
Which level is my child on?
 To ensure children at the right level we have calculated their spelling
age using Vernon Spelling Age system
 The test of 80 words is stopped for a child once they have made 10
errors.
 We check their spelling age against their chronological age
 Spellings are allocated according to spelling age
 Each set of spelling is called an animal to remove stigma of one child
being a different level than another.
TASK
ACORNS
TWIGLETS
PINECONES
OAKS
NEW SPELLINGS
ON
MONDAY
MONDAY
MONDAY
MONDAY
TEST ON...
FOLLOWING
MONDAY
FOLLOWING
MONDAY
FOLLOWING
MONDAY
FRIDAY SAME
WEEK
REWARDS &
PROGRESS
HOUSEPOINT MOVE UP
FOR 5/5
FOLLOWING
NEXT
SPELLING AGE
TEST
10/10 GET A
HOUSEPOINT
MOVED UP IF
3X 10/10
IMPROVE ON
WEEK BEFORE
GET
HOUSEPOINT
HOMEWORK ETC
PRACTISE
SPELLINGS
ACTIVITIES
IN GUIDED
READING
ACTIVITIES IN
GUIDED
READING
SPELLZOO
SENTENCES