Spelling is Telling: Session 2

This webinar is an introduction to building a whole school consistent approach in spelling. As teachers it is important we know why and what to look for so we can directly teach. Do you give words or do you teach spelling? During this series, you will learn why spelling (alphabetic principle) is fundamental to success in literacy. We will share examples of what a systematic and cumulative approach in spelling looks like. Throughout the series you will: * Learn many spelling rules and concepts * Understand the difference between phonology, high frequency words, irregular words and sight words * Understand why having a consistent approach to the teaching of spelling is not only important but necessary * Develop an awareness of why some programmes seem to work and others don’t * Determine what your next learning steps are * Become prepared to walk back into school the next day with many more answers around what an evidence-based approach to spelling looks like * Gather the tools and develop the necessary confidence to begin to truly teach spelling and make a bigger difference to every student but particularly those neurodiverse learners in your classroom The webinar series runs over two consecutive mornings. Both must be attended to complete this short course.

Notes from:
Teach spelling with reading. What we encode we decode and visa versa. Need to transfer into daily writing tasks

Dr Louisa Moats

Takeaway from video see last post:

Speech sounds;

voiced - m, v

unvoiced - f, t

Importance of VOWELS

A LOT OF KIWI KIDS KNOW MAORI VOWEL SOUNDS NOT ENGLISH

Explicit direct instruction and practise for kids

Kids have to hold 7 sounds to learn so need to break into parts and make achievable for the learner.

Syllable say then kids repeat

isolate sounds in fist syllable you say they repeat then write it down repeat for each syllable this breaks into 3.

Great for spelling tricky words scientific words

quick. I hear short i so use ck

clock. I hear short o so add ck

When the n is in the way just use the k e.g.wink

Winnie the Witch

I hear the e followed by the tch sound.

when add a vowel suffix these all have a vowel at the beginning to a word ending

Base words and suffixes. e.g. create to creation

calculate - calculation

Syllable division how to teach unrecognisable words.