SPELLING STRATEGIES Rainbow words Backwards Words Higher Lower

SPELLING STRATEGIES Rainbow words Backwards Words Higher & Lower Caps Pyramid Words without vowels Write out the word using coloured pencils to help make parts of the word memorable. Then trace over each letter in rainbow colours! Write each of your spelling words out backwards! Look carefully at each letter. Write the word out using alternative capital letters and lower case. Make a pyramid by adding a letter of your word on each line. Write the words without the vowels. Then go back and put the vowels in using a different colour Drawing images Silly sentences Quickwrite Hidden Words Story, Story This is all about making a word memorable. Draw images around your word to make the meaning of the word memorable. Write a silly sentence for each of your words. Underline your spelling word in the sentence. Writing words with speed and fluency. Write as many words as possible within a time constraint or write the same word as many times as possible within the given time. Draw and colour a picture. Hide your spelling words inside the picture. Write a story using ALL of your spelling words. Be sure to underline your spelling words in the paragraph. E. g: ytrof Example: The rodent heard that the cow, pig and dog had been playing cards. E. g: Fo. Rt. Y E. g: f fo forty See if anyone can find your hidden words! Remember vowels are – A, E, I, O, U Three times ABC Words Trace, copy and replicate Rhyming words Diamond Words First, write each word in pencil. Then, write each word in a coloured pencil. Finally, write each word in felt tips! Write your spelling words in alphabetical order. If any start with the same letter, look at the next letter. Write the word out making sure it is large enough to trace over. Trace over the word and say it at the same time. Then turn over the page and write the word as you say it, then check you’ve spelt it correctly. Write each of your spelling words with a rhyming word next to them. This method forces you to look carefully at each letter. Build up your letters like in ‘pyramid words’ but then reverse the process so you end up with a diamond. a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z E. g. boxes - foxes Choo words Vowels and consonants Adding my words Other Handed Write the entire list endto-end as one long word. Write each word in a different colour. Write each word with blue vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and red consonants Vowels are 10 and consonants are 5. Write your words and then add the value of each letter to get a total for each word. First, write your words with the way you usually do. Then, write the list using your other hand E. g. potatoespartiesschools E. g. terrible E. g. lamb = 5 + 10 + 5 = 25 Fancy Words Drawing around the word Coloured segments Write each of your spellings words using fancy letters. Draw around the word to make a clear distinction in size where there ascender and descenders. Write out the tricky part of the word in a different colour to make it stand out. E. g. yacht E. g. lamb Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check