Spelling - Liz Kane - Notes on reading extract

- English has irregularities, but it is more regular than irregular
- The alphabetical code is best taught in a logical, cumulative and systematic way
- Explicit teaching of phonological based spelling has flow on benefits for reading.
- Use spelling assessment tracking sheet to group students.
- Plan lessons for these groups using 'The Code'. Struggling students will require daily instruction
- Up-date tracking sheet with progress. Students need to be able to apply it to their writing.
- Multisensory spelling activities:
1. Finger spelling - left to right, one finger for each sound.
2. Trace and copy.
3. Identify sounds - use counters to identify sounds.
4. Visual/Memory Hook - Use pictures when introducing new sounds
5. Read and Grab
6. Word sort using patterns
7. Sound Check
8. Motor Memory (for heart words). Tracing over the top of words while saying them aloud. Students then write them independently.
9. Dictation
10. Prefixes/Suffixes. Learn the meaning of prefixes and suffixes
11. Sound wall

- Lesson sequence for teaching the code:
1. Explicit teaching - Today I'm going to teach you a new sound and how to write it.
2. Students write it
3. Students Decode/Read - Use multisensory activities here
4. Students Encode/Spell - Teacher says the word, students repeat it, finger spell it and write it. When they have written their list they read it back to themselves.
5. Diction/Writing - Choose a sentence with lots of words that have the chosen sound. Dictate the phrase or sentence, students repeat it back and then write the sentence. Students then highlight the sound that you are practising in the words.