Spelling

Does the student display the following?

• • Write slowly

  • Struggles to write simple sentences

  • Only write a few words, even when they have more to say

  • Use the wrong spelling when words sound the same but have different meanings, like sale and sail

  • Easily forget spelling rules

  • Mix up the letters in words

  • Not notice spelling mistakes

  • Misspell the same words in different ways

  • Makes spelling mistakes repeatedly

General Accommodation / Differentiation

• Look into pencil grips to make it easier to hold a pencil correctly.

• Learn about brain breaks to help the student refocus when studying.

• Break down task into smaller, manageable chunks.

• Allow differentiated spelling task – e.g. allow student to spell first 5 words out of 10 in spelling list

• Provide the student extra time to work on written tasks.

• Encourage student to slow down when writing and to proofread the work.

• Give extra practice of sight words and/or word families (onset and rime) with the student.

• Encourage the use of basic phonics skills and/or syllabification to spell out the word.

• Provide 1-to-1 support to help students in writing activities.

• Use smart devices or apps to make learning spelling fun and engaging.

• Use reward system to motivate child to increase effort in learning.

• Have a word bank for keywords to increase vocabulary

Useful links:

• https://www.understood.org/en/articles/why-some-kids-struggle-with-spelling

• Sightwords.com

• Onset and Rime - Reading Rockets

• Phonics - Reading Rockets

• Spelling Games - Spelling City