![]() Spelling lists should make a point about spelling But if you’re not sure, read on for ideas on how to make sure your child is getting the structure and practice they need to learn to spell well. If you know your child’s school has a program like this, relax, you don’t need to read the rest of this post. Such programs start from sounds and their spellings (not words) and build them into words, teaching all the main spelling patterns of English in a systematic way, for both reading and spelling. Very few use a whole-of-school spelling program like Sound Waves, or such a program embedded into a broader, explicit, synthetic phonics reading and spelling program. This post will help you assess how your kids are being taught spelling at school, how do determine where your kids are at with spelling and what resources are available to your kids need more structured spelling tuition.Ī lot of my local schools only teach a fairly small subset of the spelling patterns of English, and in a fairly random fashion. ![]() I would highly recommend her professional services if you are in the Clifton Hill (Vic) area of Melbourne. I have known Alison for over 10 years and she has recently started a fab blog called Spelfabet. The post is written by a Melbourne Speech Pathologist, Alison Clarke. With literacy rates in Australia falling, as parents we really need to start questioning how our kids are being taught at school. Today’s guest post is a must read for all parents and form part of the literacy series of posts I am running throughout February.
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