In school we teach spelling using the Sounds and Syllabels scheme -with regular, short bursts of practise.

At home you can follow a similar approach.

•   Look carefully at the word - think about the rule or pattern that the word fits with.
•   Say the word out loud to yourself - say it in a 'spelling voice'
  • say consonants crisply
  • stress reduced vowels
  • pronounce elisions
•   Snip it into syllables
  • say and count the syllables
  • draw syllable lines
  • point and say in gaps to check
•   Spell it one syllable at a time
  • isolate the syllable
  • separate the sounds
  • spell the sounds
•   Check it for errors
  • identify and dot errors
  • write correct spellings below
  • say sounds as you correct spelling
•   Write it out in full
  • copy the word without lines
  • say sounds as you write spelling
  • double check the word is correct