Highly Effective Making words and changing parts to make new words Building word families with like patterns Use of Elkonin boxes to represent the number of sounds in words Talking about strategies to ‘problem solve’ spelling challenges Proofreading to locate and correct spelling errors Identifying base/root in longer words with affixes Using strategies to remember how to spell words Identifying rules that govern sets of words Writing own glossary of technical Writing to make a crossword Applying a rule to multiple words Targeting words misspelt in own writing Moderately Effective Writing letters in silhouette boxes (especially for ES1 & St1) Writing a list of words in alphabetical order Inserting in sentences Crosswords (vocabulary building) Reading sentences/passages containing list words (vocabulary building) Finding small words in longer words Identifying words that rhyme Changing verbs to past tense Finding dictionary meanings Matching onset and rime to make words Circling words with particular features Selecting correct homophone to complete sentence Selecting the correctly spelt version of a word Ineffective Spelling non words, eg splog Unjumbling letters of words Writing words in sentences Finding antonyms of list words Unscrambling sentence Word searches Boggle Finding list words in text ‘Pick the odd word out’ Matching words to pictures Adding endings when no rule is applied Completing jigsaw words Writing words 10 times under each other Using Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check for words other than sight words
Review and Consolidate ALL 1 Rules Year 3 – Exposed Year 4 – Consolidate Can be taught in ANY order Rule Example Registration Words that end in sh, ch, s, ss, x and z form plurals by adding –es When a word ends in a consonant followed by a y, change the y to i before adding –es Some that end in f, form the plural by changing the f to v then adding –es Some words change their form when they become plural When adding –ing to words that end in y, leave the y For words that end in a consonant and y, change the y to i before adding –er or –est If a word ends in y, change it to i before adding –ly –e is left out when adding –y Omit the final –e from a root word, before adding an ending that begins with a vowel Keep the final e if the ending starts with a consonant Just add endings to one syllable words with two vowels When w is followed by a, the a is usually pronounced like short –o When w is followed by ar, the ar is pronounced like –or When w is followed by or, the or is pronounced like –er –e on the end of a word generally makes the vowel say its name i before e except after c [except: neither, foreigner, sovereign, seize, counterfeit, leisure, forfeit, weird] e before i is pronounced -ay The ee on the end of a word is nearly always represented by –y dishes churches gases classes boxes buzzes cry cries fly flies spy leaf leaves half halves mouse/mice goose/geese spy spying enjoy enjoying easy easier easiest day daily steady steadily scare scary bone bony have having crave craving care careful confine confinement seat seating seated spoil spoiling spoilt was wash wad want wand wander wasp wattle waffle war warn warble ward warden warm warp wart word worm worth worse worst world late make theme scene bike bone cube believe chief niece receive weigh veil vein reign neighbour freight key silly party monkey [except coffee and committee] SPELLING RULES 3
Review and consolidate ALL Stage 1 and Stage 2 Rules Year 5 – Exposed Year 6 – Consolidate Can be taught in ANY Rule Example Registration If a word ends in ie, change the ie to y before adding –ing When –full and –till are used as a suffix, drop one l If a word ends in a consonant followed by a y, change the y to i before adding a suffix To add –able or -ous to a word, drop the e [exceptions: manageable, noticeable, courageous] all or well at the beginning of a word, drop one l When a word ends in –ic, add –al before adding –ly Words of more than one syllable, and the final syllable is stressed, double the final consonant before adding a suffix Don’t double the final consonant when the last syllable contains two vowels or is not stressed When a word ends in –our change to -or before adding a suffix Verbs ending in -c, add -k before adding a suffix beginning with a vowel Most words ending in –o add –es to form the plural Words ending in a double vowel with an –o sound, just add -s lie lying die dying care + full = careful un + till = beauty + full = beautiful lovely lovelier bury buried note notable desire desirable fame famous all + most = almost well + come = welcome magic magically forgot forgotten occurring appear appeared whisper whispered encounter encountering humour humorous humorist traffic trafficking picnic picnicking panic panicked tomato tomatoes radios video videos Sight words – Kindergarten the of and to a in that is was am he for it with as
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