Orton-Gillingham spelling

Is it -OUS or -US? How to Teach This Spelling Generalization
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Is it -OUS or -US? How to Teach This Spelling Generalization

The more students know the more complicated spelling becomes. They begin to need to take into consideration not only sound and symbol correspondence, but the word’s morphology and part of speech. One potentially confusing concept is words that end in -ous or -us. Both endings are pronounced /ǝs/. So how do we know when to…

Is it -GE or -DGE? How to Teach This Spelling Generalization

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 of the short vowel spelling generalizations. Teaching the GE/DGE Spelling Generalization This spelling generalization states: Some words that follow this generalization include: Bridge             fudge               ledge               badge              lodge Bulge               hinge               large               …

Spelling Choices for Long O: Tips for Teaching this Spelling Generalization
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Spelling Choices for Long O: Tips for Teaching this Spelling Generalization

Some spelling considerations are less about clear rules to follow than frequency and expectations. Such is the case for spelling the long o sound. O-e is the most common spelling for the long o sound in the middle of a word, but oa isn’t far behind. Ow is the most common way to spell the…