1 Today we will be looking at The Importance of Punctuation Why spelling is so difficult Word origins Attitudes to spelling Approaches to Spelling Look Say Cover Write Check Spelling Rules ID: 327049
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Spelling
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Today we will be looking at...
The Importance of PunctuationWhy
spelling is so difficultWord originsAttitudes to spelling
Approaches to Spelling
Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check
Spelling RulesResponding to learner writingDictionary skills
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Why is Spelling so difficult?
One letter can have several sounds – C can sound like:
‘ch – church, chip, chocolate‘k’ - Christmas, choir, ache‘sh’ – champagne, machine
Some words are spelt as they are pronounced like:
remember, limit –but others are not – for instance:
said, business, though
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Why is Spelling so difficult?
Phonemes: (Units of sound). The alphabet has 26
letters but 44 sounds.
Each vowel has two sounds – a long and a short sound like:
Ice cream,
I
gloo
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Why is Spelling so difficult?
Different letter combinations can make the same sound like: clou
d, clown
Individual letters can make different sounds like:
yes, fly
, happ
y
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Word Origins
Where do you think the following words come from?
acoustic adiosalligator bizarre
loco hamburger
angst calendar
acid breezeBicycle in memoriam
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Strategies for Spelling
wetheringlesslyHow did you remember the word?
Visual learners see smaller words within the word –
wet, her, ring, less
Auditory
learners listen to the word and count syllables such as weth
/
er
/
ing/less/
ly
.
Kinesthetic
learners can write the word or trace it.
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Strategies for Spelling
Split double consonants ap/point, stag/gerDraw attention to difficult part
Wednesday, Feb
r
uary
Exaggerate pronunciation Busi
ness, par
lia
ment
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Strategies for Spelling
Exaggerate silent letters I love knitting
knickersStress beginning, mid, end of words
choc – o – late
Teach groups or families
pope, cope, rope, hope
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Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check
accommodation
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Some Spelling Rules
85% of words obey a rule!
One rule can cover hundreds of words!
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Some Spelling Rules
Can you read these words?
hife, sitchem, ludge, yake, kneg, hation, vack, pheto.
You pronounce the words according to your previous knowledge of English and sound patterns.
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Spelling Rules
Rules sometimes can be hard to follow but some rules easier than others & cover hundreds of words
EG: i before e except after c
ach
ie
ve, believe
BUT
ei
ther, for
eign
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Spelling Rules
Not many words end in ‘j’, ‘q’ or ‘v’
‘Q’ is almost always followed by ‘u’.
Iraq breaks both of the above rules!
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Spelling Rules
Group words together & pay attention to word structure
Lead, st
ead
, h
eadDistribu
tion
, decep
tion
Ob
vious
, pre
vious
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Spelling Rules
Right
eousness
You only need to remember the four groups that make up the word to remember how it is spelled
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Responding to Writing
What strategies is learner using?
What would you do to help learner?
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Dictionary Skills
What are some fears learners have about using a dictionary?
FrustrationCan’t find a wordNot sure what kind of dictionary to use
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Dictionary Skills
Keep session short – 10-15 min Have alphabet on a card or refer to Learning Journal.
Use dictionary with clear print.
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Dictionary Skills
Start with initial letters & ask learner to locate first letter in the dictionary.Then, move to next letter and so on...
Make personal dictionary.Use telephone books/Argos catalogue.
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Tell me and I will
forget.
Show me and I may
remember.
Involve me and I will
understand.
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