TEACHING SPELLING Best Practices in Teaching Spelling Model
Spelling Lesson
Slide 2
OBJECTIVE Review 5 linguistic principles of spelling Review the
Words their Way Stages of spelling development Review the best
practices of spelling instruction Model a Within Word Spelling
Lesson Long A vowel team spellings C when followed by E, I or
Y
Slide 3
LINGUISTIC PRINCIPLES OF SPELLING
Slide 4
Slide 5
HATCHET English Orthography We spell by language of origin. We
spell by phoneme- grapheme correspondence. We spell position of
phoneme or grapheme in a word. We spell by letter order and
sequence patterns, or orthographic conventions. We spell by meaning
(morphology) and part of speech.
Slide 6
CYGNET English Orthography We spell by language of origin. We
spell by phoneme- grapheme correspondence. We spell position of
phoneme or grapheme in a word. We spell by letter order and
sequence patterns, or orthographic conventions. We spell by meaning
(morphology) and part of speech.
Slide 7
CHLOROPHYLL English Orthography We spell by language of origin.
We spell by phoneme- grapheme correspondence. We spell position of
phoneme or grapheme in a word. We spell by letter order and
sequence patterns, or orthographic conventions. We spell by meaning
(morphology) and part of speech.
Slide 8
DOUBT English Orthography We spell by language of origin. We
spell by phoneme- grapheme correspondence. We spell position of
phoneme or grapheme in a word. We spell by letter order and
sequence patterns, or orthographic conventions. We spell by meaning
(morphology) and part of speech.
Phoneme Grapheme Spelling 96% of words have a regular or mostly
regular spelling Morphemic Spelling Roots and Affixes Whole Word
Memorization Reserved only for truly irregular words
Slide 18
Word Work Spelling Patterns and Orthographic conventions
Vocabulary Meaning Sight Words Instant recognition
Slide 19
Monday Introduce Spelling Words Tuesday Homework Packet- no
instruction Wednesday Homework Packet no instruction Thursday
Reminder of a Spelling Test no instruction Friday Spelling Test
Monday Introduce half Spelling Words teach orthographic pattern
Tuesday Introduce other Spelling Words- teach orthographic
conventions Wednesday Practice spelling through sorts, dictations
and spelling activities Thursday Practice spelling through
dictations and spelling activities Friday Review and conduct the
Spelling Test Old Way Consider a New Approach
Slide 20
Old Way Consider a New Approach Whole Word Memorization Write
the word 5 times Whole Word Memorization /Vocabulary Word Search
Cross- word Vocabulary Use in a sentence Vocabulary 4 square Whole
Word Memorization ABC order Word of Origin Sort by Word of Origin
Phoneme Grapheme Elkonian Boxes Position of Phoneme Word Analysis
Orthographic Conventions Syllable Sorts Analysis Explana- tion of
spelling
Slide 21
SYNTHETIC VS ANALYTICAL SyntheticAnalytical -direct instruction
of the sounds -taught in a systematic manner -each one building on
the next -discovery based instruction of the sounds -taught in the
context of meaningful tasks -each one building on the next
Analytical Synthetic Instruction Sandwich
Slide 22
MODEL SPELLING LESSONS
Slide 23
Spellings Open Syllable A Cve Cake Bake Lake Take
Slide 24
SPELLING WORDS aim today gray mayor away brain grain stray
explain drain make sure they have meaning around the words
Slide 25
LISTEN AND LOOK FOR THE PATTERN aim today gray mayor away brain
grain stray explain drain aim today gray mayor away brain grain
stray explain drain What is the one sound that all these words
have? I am going to circle 5 of these words. What do all five of
these words have in common? What is the position of the ai spelling
in the words? beginning, middle or end?
Slide 26
PHONEME AND GRAPHEME MAPPING
Slide 27
Slide 28
ai m br n gr n e p l n dr n x
Slide 29
LINE SPELLING ai m n b r n g r n e xpl n d r
Slide 30
SPELLING WORDS case cast coast cold cube celery cement cinder
mercy ounce make sure they have meaning around the words
Slide 31
/S/ WORD SORT- SORT THE WORDS BY HOW THE /S/ SOUND IS SPELLED
(C, S). WHAT IS THE PATTERN YOU SEE? casecastcoastcold
cubecelerycementcinder mercyounce