Elementary School Kids
What works for you??..for teaching a child there sight words and helping them Ace there Spelling Test?
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Mine love http://www.spellingcity.com/
Rainbow spelling- write the words in one color, then trace over them, using a different color each time.
Point them out in books every time you come across one.
Put a thin layer of flour in the bottom of a baking pan and let them write their words in it using their finger/straw/whatever.
Sidewalk chalk.
Dry erase markers on a window.
Spell out loud while bouncing/rolling a ball- one letter per bounce/roll.
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These are great suggestions. Thanks!
Quoting wakymom:
Mine love http://www.spellingcity.com/
Rainbow spelling- write the words in one color, then trace over them, using a different color each time.
Point them out in books every time you come across one.
Put a thin layer of flour in the bottom of a baking pan and let them write their words in it using their finger/straw/whatever.
Sidewalk chalk.
Dry erase markers on a window.
Spell out loud while bouncing/rolling a ball- one letter per bounce/roll.
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Former Bilingual/ESL/Newcomer Center who taught English as a Second Language from the very beginning: Emergent Level.
The ideas I read from the first post are excellent!!!!
Here is nother possiblitity for a practice test at home of sight words that would come before a practice quiz with sight words alone by themselves.
This includes the senses of sight and hearing.
Prepare a quiz that includes some of the letters, not all. Instead of lines I would use boxes with my students.
Then dictate the words, enunciating very clearly:
Example: "and" could be written an___.
"first" could be written firs___.
"set" could be written s_t
I purposely picked out ending sounds and a vowel sound.
Correct this quiz and point out if there are any errors and say the word very clearly again.
Not all kids need this step of a visual such as this, but I believe it would be helpful, especially when combined with each word being said aloud.
I would also mix the words up.
Then dictate a quiz where no aids are given in the final quiz.
Good luck!!!!!
Veronica
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Right now I have wood letters, I lay them scattered on the table, and I have flash cards laying face down as well. My girls each take a turn picking a card which is their spelling word, they will they sound out the word then spell it with the wood letters, when done they write the word on paper 3-4 times. My youngest dd's teacher suggested doing a word pyramid like
C
CA
CAT
Then verbally spell the word using the letter sound, and when done say the final word. -
Those really are awesome ideas. I've done some of that for teaching them their letters & name, using it for sight words & practising for spelling is a natural next step.
Writing in the sand is also fun (same concept as flour, just outside).
Quoting wakymom:
Mine love http://www.spellingcity.com/
Rainbow spelling- write the words in one color, then trace over them, using a different color each time.
Point them out in books every time you come across one.
Put a thin layer of flour in the bottom of a baking pan and let them write their words in it using their finger/straw/whatever.
Sidewalk chalk.
Dry erase markers on a window.
Spell out loud while bouncing/rolling a ball- one letter per bounce/roll.
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Have your child hide the correctly spelled word and then write it. Repeat that four times. Hide it. Write it. This needs to be done every day for at least for four days before the test.
Write each sight word on an index card. When your child says the word correctly your child keeps the card. If your child doesn't know the word, say it and have your child repeat it. Put the difficult word at the back of the other cards. Keep going until your child reads all the words correctly. (It's important not to overwhelm your child with too many new words at one time.) Check out the link below. My book addresses many school related issues.
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I have them spell them for me and practice writing them