Practicing Spelling

Many students want to become better spellers. Encourage students to memorize difficult words and/or words they frequently misspell. Repetition is important. Students can choose 2-5 words a week to practice spelling. They can create their own list in a notebook or they can create flash cards. Incorporate spelling practice in to your lesson plan until students feel comfortable doing them on their own.

Following steps will help ABE students to memorize spelling words

Look at the word:
How many syllable does it have? What does the word mean?

Say the word out loud:
What vowel sounds do you hear? Consonants?

Cover the word:
Can you see the word in your mind? Say the letters out loud and the word. Repeat a few times.

Imagine the word:
Close your eyes and imagine you are writing the word in the air. Imagine your pencil or pen is a sparkler and you writing the word over and over again. Say the letters out loud as you write them. Read the word. Repeat a few times.

Write the word:
Say the letters as you write them. Repeat.