成為一名出色的拼字者。

Ever wonder why good spellers are also good readers?

Research shows that spelling (encoding) and reading (decoding) enhance and reinforce each other because they both rely on the relationship between letters and sounds. Spelling skills help a child see relationship patterns in language and how words are put together.  This knowledge, in turn, helps a child to see these patterns in words, thus facilitating the reading process.  Understanding that the English language follows a certain set of rules, makes it easier to apply these rules to reading.

In this course, we will review the following rules and principles of spelling:
Qu Rule - always put a u after the letter q. ( quit, quarry)
Two sounds of c and g. ( city, magic)
Ei/ie Rule - write i before e except after c. ( believe)
Silent e Rule - when a word ends in silent e, drop the e when adding an ending. ( like, liking)
Adding Ending to Words that end in y - change the y to i when adding an ending to a word that ends with consonant y. ( party, parties)
Added Endings - double the final consonant of a word that ends with a single vowel and consonant. ( stop, stopping)
Added s and es - (bench, benches/ cup, cups)

We will also review a few irregularly spelled words, commonly known as sight words. (said, what)

Below is the schedule of skills presented.

Week 1 - Add s and es and Silent e Rule
Week 2 - Ei/ie Rules
Week 3 - Adding Endings to Words that end in y
Week 4 - Qu Rule, two sounds of c and g
Week 5 - Added Endings

The class follows the format of I DO/WE DO/YOU DO.  I encourage dialogue in my sessions; no answer is wrong.  I look forward to seeing your super speller in my class!