It's Dyslexia Awareness Week - 29th September - 5th October
Mnemonics are helpful tools for supporting spelling with Dyslexic learners.
Mnemonics are patterns of letters, words or ideas help us remember something such as key words or how to spell a word. See this Nessy Ebook - Dyslexia Explained for more information and supports
Sir Linkalot - an award-winning app for spelling tricky words from 'was' to 'onomatopoeia'
Sir Linkalot is the king of non phonics. He is the master of link making, helping peple all over the word spell tricky words that can't be phonetically spelled.
'Discover the future of spelling with the Sir Linkalot app, covering rules and patterns, etymology, homophones, punctuation and grammar'.
Precision Teaching is a very short daily rehearsal activity to support children with reading and spelling words .
PowerPoint with information and instructions for Precision Teaching from Highland Literacy
Teacher notes and examples for Precision Teaching from Highland Literacy
Precision Teaching worksheet generator
Elkonin Sound boxes
In this video, Elkonin boxes are used to segment words into sounds using blank tiles before moving onto letters
Here is an example of an Elkonin boxes spelling tool to segment words into sounds
For young people, parents and teachers
Learning about the building blocks of words can help you make sense of unfamiliar words