What is best guess spelling? Best guess spelling simply means that the child does his/her best to write down all the sounds he/she hears in a word. Best guess spelling, invented spelling, and approximate spelling all mean the same thing. I often tell my students that reading is looking at each letter in a word…
Spelling Tool #1: Letter names and sounds: Reading is the ability to go letter by letter in a word and say the sounds for those letters. Writing is the ability to go sound by sound in a word and write the letters down that make those sounds. Recognizing letters and knowing their sounds is essential…
Learn to Read: Step One: I want to help my child learn to read and learn to spell. Where do I start? Yes: Go to number 2. No: Start with Name Games Step 2: My child can recognize and spell his/her name. What is next? Yes: Go to number 3. No: Start with short vowel…
1. Letter Tracing I highly recommend starting early with three lined printing paper. If you don’t have access to dotted letters for tracing, using a highlighter is just as easy. 2. Rainbow Words: Write your child’s name with a highlighter and let him or her use multiple colors to trace the letters. 3. Letter Scramble:…
Pin this post to save it for later: Say these consonant names out loud: They all contain the sound of long vowel e. Now say these consonant names out loud: They all contain the sound of short vowel e. . Understanding that vowels help consonants spell/say their names can be useful for children who struggle…
Spending time on syllables can help a child: When it comes to spelling, there are A LOT of rules. The problem is that all of those rules also have multiple rule breakers! One rule that is very difficult to find a rule breaker for is, “Every syllable in every word has to have at least…
Sound boxes are a helpful strategy for students who are just starting to spell words and for more experienced kids who still make a lot of spelling errors. I find them extremely helpful for practicing long vowel spelling patterns, or, as I like to say, the different ways a vowel spells its name in a…
-long vowel u spelling patterns -long vowel u stories -long vowel u songs -long vowel u worksheets -long vowel u activity ideas When I begin teaching the long Vowel U sound, I start with a video that shows a few ways that long Vowel U can spell its name: After watching and discussing the long…
Long O song: Follow this with my Long O word sort from the Long Vowel Packet. If you are interested in my complete Long Vowel Packet, please visit my TPT store! Thanks! 🙂 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Long-Vowel-Activities-with-links-to-songs-stories-and-extension-topics-12915220 Bonus oa/ow story song #1 Song #2 How to draw a boat
After watching this video, have your student complete the long i word sort. If you are interested in my complete Long Vowel Packet, please visit my TPT store! Thanks! 🙂 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Long-Vowel-Activities-with-links-to-songs-stories-and-extension-topics-12915220 Pin this post and save it for later. 🙂 Lets dive deeper into the ways that the vowel i can spell its name. I…