by admin | Jul 18, 2020 | Reading, Spelling
How to Teach Soft c The consonant letter <c> spells /s/ before <e, i, or y>. In this lesson, you’ll find a learning video and word lists. Soft <c> comes about midway through the Viva Phonics program. I had originally placed it much later,...
by admin | Jun 15, 2020 | Reading, Spelling
How to Teach the Suffix ed The suffix <ed> spells three sounds: /Id, t, d/. In this lesson, you’ll find a learning video and sample word list. When I teach the suffix <ed>, I teach one sound at a time. If we are studying the suffix <ed> that...
by admin | Feb 9, 2020 | Spelling
Double the Consonant Rules Spelling doesn’t have to stump your readers. The key to elevate a student’s understanding is to explain the reason behind English spelling. Here are three rules to help your students understand when to double the consonant in...
by admin | Sep 29, 2019 | Spelling
Games for Teaching Homophones By Megan Starnes A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same or sounds the same as another word, but has a different meaning. Homophones can be tricky and confusing for young readers. Practice truly makes perfect when learning to...
by admin | May 14, 2019 | Spelling
Spelling Rules: C, K or CK? One sound in English can be represented with one, two, three, and even four letters! Well four-letter graphemes are debatable…but thinking about teaching the countless spelling variations can be daunting. Now, imagine trying to learn...
by admin | May 2, 2019 | Spelling
Should You Add -s or -es? I’ll admit, when teaching how to form plurals, I used to teach students to add <-es> when the word ended with s, ch, x, and I can’t even remember the rest! How would I expect a student to learn this when it seems so...
