Tips for Teaching the Drop E Rule
A particularly challenging, but important, set of spelling generalizations are the suffixing rules. They are important for students to be able to write using more…
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Tips for Teaching the Doubling Rule
One category of spelling rules that is particularly important is suffixing. These rules are particularly important because suffixes are so frequently used in our written…
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Teaching Jobs of Y
If you were to write a job description for yourself, chances are it would be full of many varied types of tasks of varying complexities….
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Tips for Teaching Soft G Sounds
Although the hard sound for g is more common than the soft sound, eventually the soft sound becomes necessary to learn and master. Many children…
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Taking a Closer Look at Spelling Errors: How a Spelling Assessment Can Inform Your Instruction
You will find most teachers of children with dyslexia are not fans of the weekly spelling test. Words arranged by theme or covering multiple spelling…
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The Many Reasons For Silent E
Have you ever had a student decide a word didn’t look right so they added an e to the end? When in doubt, they throw…
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Is it -GE or -DGE? How to Teach This Spelling Generalization
GE or DGE? Your student knows more than they think! Whether to use -ge or -dge at the end of a word is the fourth…
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Is It AU or AW? Spelling Strategies For Vowel Teams
The spelling generalizations for vowels really are cumulative. Although it may take a lot of practice for your students to internalize them, an understanding of…
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Is it OI or OY? How to Teach This Spelling Generalization
When you’re thinking about spelling a word with OI or OY, location is everything. In some ways, the /oy/ sound is one of the more…
