Spelling Strategies

These are the spelling strategies we will be using this year.
 

Phonological Knowledge

How words sound.

Names of letters, the sounds they represent and the ways letters can be grouped together to make different sounds.

Eg. Vowels, consonants, consonants blends, word families.

Concept of onset and rime.

Eg. In the word pink p is the onset and ink is the rime.

How to segment words into “chunks”of sound.

Regular sound patterns.

Common letter sequences.

Visual knowledge
How words look.

Recall and compare the appearance of words, particularly those which have been seen or learnt before.

Common appearance words.

High frequency words or words which are commonly used.

Recognise what letters look like and how to write them.

Recognise the letters that can be grouped together in particular ways. Eg endings that frequently occur in words

Morphemic Knowledge
How words change form.

How to use morphemes to assist them to spell words.

How to use compound words are constructed.

Knowledge of prefixes and suffixes.

Knowledge of generalisations and the rules that can be generated about adding prefixes and suffixes to words.

Eg double the consonant when adding “ing”

How words change spelling in different forms.

Etymological knowledge

Where words come from.

The roots of words and word meanings, origins and history.

Particular clusters of letters that appear in words can look the same and be related in meaning, often because of their root.

Eg. Aquatic, aquatint, aquarium

Subject specific vocabulary such as  Classical roots, cooking terms, other language.