The best way to way teach English spelling rules and patterns is with games and other fun things. Take a look at some of them here.
ch, wh, sh, Teaching Trick Digraphs
I have created some hints within the letter shapes to help remind the students of words that make the same digraph sound.
R-Controlled Clipcards Trigraphs
The five sounds of ear, air, oar, er, are. Dual colored spelling clip cards can be found HERE. Teaching bossy r can be easy to explain until you get to the trigraphs. Then the rules are gone and some students struggle with reading and spelling the homophones like: stair and stare. These mnemonics were created … Continue reading "R-Controlled Clipcards Trigraphs"
Chef vs Magician, Sh Sound Spelling ci, ti, si, Card Games
Pairing up the right lessons with card games has given my struggling readers and spellers a great advantage.
Which do I use letter C or Letter K?
I remind them to listen for the vowels. If it is a, o, u, use c. If it is e or i, use the k.
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