This five week class will introduce Word Mapping to your beginning speller.  We will focus on short vowels and digraphs.  I will be available the entire month to answer any questions your child might have and to provide feedback and encouragement.

* If you have an older child who is struggling with spelling, please look at my "Spelling Boot Camp: 5 Rules to Improve Spelling" FLEX class. This class is targeting for very beginning spelling help.

Has your Kindergartner, First, or Second Grader learned how to read CVC short vowel words but spelling is still a struggle?  In this Flex class, students will practice word mapping to unblend words, break  them into their sounds, and then spell the words accordingly.  This method, which perfectly aligns with the Science of Reading,  will help young learners realize the sound to letter correspondence that often needs to be explicitly taught. Students who learn this skill greatly increase their odds of spelling words correctly.  

This class will begin with phonological awareness activities that have been proven to be crucial for spelling development.  Students have a much better chance of spelling words correctly if they are able to break words into sounds and manipulate those sounds in the absence of print. Each week will focus on adding one consonant digraph to the words we spell and provide ample opportunities for practice by breaking down the pattern, practicing writing the words, and playing  games to reinforce the learned spelling rule. Each of the four weeks, two different lessons will be presented to teach and reinforce spelling the consonant digraph being taught.  My dyslexia specialist training, which is Orton-Gillingham based, is not only beneficial for dyslexic students but for any struggling reader or speller. My main goal is for each student to leave feeling more confident in their spelling!  I've witnessed time and time again that the more confident a child becomes, the faster spelling growth occurs. 

Striving to add an element of entertainment to the class, my pug dog Cookie will be a regular visitor during our sessions. Many of my students' parents tell me that their child can't wait to log on to see what costume Cookie will be dressed in that day! (The best part is the stoic look on his face regardless of the outfit! Haha) 

I will also provide assignments for your student to complete and turn in to me if you would like that to be a part of the class.  I will vary these assignments according to the age of your child.