St. Luke’s St. Luke’s Spelling Spelling WorkshopWorkshop

Friday 28Friday 28thth November November

KS1 Phonics

•We follow Letters and Sounds which is a government strategy introduced in 2007•This is a phonics programme where the emphasis is on learning the sound for each letter in the alphabet •Once the children are confident with single sounds they move onto learning vowel and consonant diagraphs

igh ea ch th

Speed sounds: recall & recognition

Speed sounds: recall & recognition real nonsense

KS1 PhonicsKS1 Phonics

• This learning process is crucial as it underpins the child’s ability to read (decode) and spell (encode)

• In Year One the children will begin to use the letter names as well as their sound

• Tricky words run alongside phonics teaching

was why

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SpellingSpelling

Interactive

Investigative

NO weekly test

Drip feed

Spelling InvestigationsSpelling Investigations

• Sort the words

tion or sion? • Can you describe the rule?

becausebecause• Big• Elephants• Can• Always• Understand• Small• Elephants

hearhear You

hear

with your

ear

specialspecial

The CIA have

Special Agents

islandislandAn island is land

surrounded by water

difficultydifficultyMrs D

Mrs I

Mrs FFI

Mrs C

Mrs U

Mrs LTY!

MnemonicsMnemonicsWALT identify spelling errors and think of ways to WALT identify spelling errors and think of ways to

remember them remember them

Error Correct spelling Mnemonic

lite light I grow hairy tomatoes

steped    

creachers    

enuf    

rapping    

somthing    

belive believe never believe in a lie

Find a PartnerFind a Partner• Find a partner who has a word that you

think fits with your own

• Why do you think you belong together?

• Can you think of another word which would fit in your group?

Link Stories•dream

•steam

•stream

•team

•seam