SPELLING SAMPLE LESSON Robert W. Frantum-Allen

The Spelling Lesson

Principals for a Research Based Spelling Lesson Spelling taught every day (not on

Mondays and Fridays) Spelling is purposefully transferred to all

writing (when a child asks “how do you spell” sound it out)

All spelling starts by activating the phonological processor first then the orthographic processor (sounds before letters/graphemes)

All spelling words follow a pattern (save trick words for something else like vocabulary or word of the day)

10, 15, or 30 How much time should be spent on

Spelling? - Actual skill part can be done in as little as 10 minutes a day if …

- the classroom has established strong rituals and routines

-strong systems of instruction are established (same routine every day)

-clear goals are established-entire schools is on the same page

Model a lesson Before I model a lesson, lets make sure we

have some rituals and routines established

- discovery - echo - developing meaning - tapping out - phoneme/grapheme mapping - line spelling

Spelling Words aimtodaygraymayor awaybraingrainstrayexplai

ndrain make sure they have meaning around the words

Listen and Look for the pattern

aimtodaygraymayor awaybraingrainstrayexplai

ndrain

aimtodaygraymayor awaybraingrainstrayexplai

ndrain

What is the one sound that all these words have?

/ā/

I am going to circle 5 of these words. What do all five of these words have in common?

ai spelling for /ā/

What is the position of the ai spelling in the words? beginning, middle or end?

beginning &middle but never

the end!

Phoneme and Grapheme Mapping

Phoneme and Grapheme Mapping

Phoneme and Grapheme Mapping

ai m

b r ai n

g r ai n

e p l ai n

d r ai n

x

Line Spellingai m

ai nb r

ai ng r

ai ne x p l

ai nd r

Homework Needs to focus on the logical spelling

process

What do you hear? Write what you hear? Does it look right?

activate the phonological processor first

then activate the orthographic processor

second

Spelling is pre – 12 grade skill

pre- kindergarten

primary elementary

intermediatemiddlehigh school

Remember English now has over 1,000,000 words!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Emergent

Letter name

Within Word Pattern

Syllable and Affixes

Derivational Relations