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Spelling ActivitiesSpelling Activities to help your child learn his or her spellings. If your child is finding it hard spelling and remembering words, here are some tips to help the process. First of all arrange the words into easy to handle groups with common letter patterns Remember, random spellings with no obvious letter patterns are the hardest to learn. For example a group with words like question, adventure, physical, superstition, would be tricky words to learn at the same time. These words are all quite challenging and belong to different spelling groups.
So spellings that share a common letter pattern are easier to learn. If your child is having problems with school spelling tests, it might be a good idea to approach the teacher and ask if it's possible to have spellings that are grouped according to their phonic patterns. For example a typical spelling pattern might be 'tion'. Words in this group include:
Arrange the words into syllables If I was helping a student learn these words I would probably further divide them into two and three syllable words. For example op-tion, frac-tion and ques-tion all have two syllables or beats. Re-la-tion, per-fec-tion and pro-tec-tion all have three syllables or beats. Children who have problems with spelling often have difficulty in hearing these syllables and thus miss out chunks of the word when they are trying to spell them. I encourage clapping or tapping the beats in the words so that every part is heard. These kind of spelling activites improve phonological awareness or an awareness of how words sound. Use the Look, say, cover, write, check method This is a very useful way of learning spelling. Looking at the word should include noticing anything different or unusual in the spelling. For example the silent 'h' in the word 'white' or the 'ren' at the end of 'children' can be pointed out - or better still, encourage the child to find them. Sometimes there are words within words such as the 'pet' in the word 'competition'. Look at the word Say the word Cover up the word Write the word Check the word By looking, saying, covering, writing and checking the word, learning spellings becomes multi-sensory, thus increasing the chances of spellings being remembered. Don't overdo it Depending on your child you might want to divide up the spellings and just do a few a day. Keep practising them until they become automatic. If this is not happening, slow down and do less. Leave enough time and don't cram, otherwise things will become stressful and your child will suffer. Take a break If your child is getting stressed then go to the movies and forget about spelling activites for the time being! Try and keep it light and keep it fun. Visit Classroom Teacher Resources for more ideas on How To Teach Spelling. This site offers free articles, downloads and instructions especially focused on new teachers.  spelling topics and helpful word lists. Top of Spelling Activities Spelling Help Online Homepage |
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