whats the best way to get your 6 year old to learn his spellings?

Question

my son comes home each week with new spellings no matter what i do his seems not learn them help please.

Answer 1

It's a difficult question. Chances are your son isn't engaging with the idea of spelling. Don't start with the homework first. Start by trying to engage his interest. Teach him to spell words of things he likes doing, seeing or the toys he likes playing with. Once he's warmed to the idea move on to the words he has to learn for school.

A different technique to get him interested is to introduce incentives. Start with small and immediate incentives then move to bigger ones. For example: for every new word he remembers to spell correctly, he gets a cookie (or something he likes). If he remembers 10 new words he gets to stay up an hour after bedtime. If he remembers 15 new words, you'll take him to the movies. If he can remember how to spell 25 new words, you will buy him a new toy. Of course these are all examples. Find a series of rewards that are meaningful to him and affordable to you. Always be sure to praise him when he remembers his spelling and always provide the incentive that was agreed.

If you like the sound of incentives and your son likes getting stars at school; you might consider a star system. So for every word he spells correctly, put a star on a chart in his bedroom with the word he spelt written in the star. If he gets 20 stars on the chart, he gets a top reward. But the deal is he has to spell all the words again before he gets the reward. If he only manages to spell 15 out of the 20 words he learnt, he gets a second price. If he only manages to spell 10 out of the 20 words he learnt, he gets a third prize. And so on. It is important to reward him with this system even if he only gets one of the words correctly.

Answer 2

Get a chart showing the letters of the alphabet in sign language and use them to spell all the words. Say the word, then say each letter while making the sign for the letter, then say the word again. Once he learns how to spell the words orally, then have him take a practice test writing the words. The first two weeks using this method will be hard but it will pay off in the end.

Teach him to put his "signing" hand in his lap so that if he uses it during the tests to remember how to spell it won't distract the other students. (It might be a good idea to talk to his teacher about what you are doing with him.)

Another technique is to get magnetic letters and spell the words that way before trying to write out the spelling words but always remember to practice taking the spelling test at home.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Find out how he learns best. Does he remember things he has seen? Does he catch on to the words of a song that he's just heard? Does he like to do things with his hands--building, play dough, etc.?
My daughter, who is 20, realized in her second year of college that she learned better by listening. She always could sing a song she'd heard on the radio once. She now studies for all her tests by reading all the information aloud into a recorder and then she takes it with her wherever she goes before the test.
If he does things with his hands (maybe takes things apart), try having him spell with toothpicks (or Twizlers) or something else with a different texture--something he can feel.
If he is a visual learner (which from your previous efforts doesn't seem likely) the flash card idea should work.

Answer 4

Writing words repeatedly helps most kids learn to spell them. Have him write them out 5-10 times (that's usually enough), make flash cards, have him try to spell them out loud. There are also various computer games designed to help kids learn spelling words. If you've tried all of that and nothing works, have him tested for learning disabilities, especially if he's behind in anything besides spelling, but even if he's not it's still a good idea.

I could never learn my spelling words when I was little. I also couldn't read until about second grade. Turns out I'm dyslexic. My second grade teacher was convinced that I could spell if I wanted to and just wasn't trying hard enough. Now, I'm pretty sure that a dominant mutation on the short arm of chromosome six that produces readily observable characteristic abnormalities and the pattern and function of certain regions of the brain is NOT caused by a bad attitude. And no matter how hard I tried, I was never going to learn the spell using the same techniques that worked for other kids my age. Now, I've pretty much caught up to my peers in just about everything except reading rate and fact recall, and I can compensate for the things I have trouble with quite well. But I've known other dyslexic people who didn't learn to read until middle or even high school. There are loads of factors that effect how well a child learns to cope with a learning disability, and early intervention is just one factor in many, but being diagnosed at a young age can make a huge difference in a child's perception of himself and his abilities. A lot of learning disabled students drop out of school and never really go anywhere, even though they could have done quite well had they been able to focus on learning to compensate for their deficits rather than believing they just weren't smart enough. So really, it's worth having him tested if he's not responding to normal teaching methods.

I could tell you more about what I think you should do to help your son if I knew more about what's going on for him, so feel free to email me if you want to discuss this further.

Answer 5

I have found that getting my daughter to practice her spellings by looking at them, then writing them out 3 times each every night and sound them out as she writes them. Then, the night before the spelling test at school, I get her just to write them once as if in a test and then look at the ones that are wrong and explain why they are wrong. Also, I've found a little bribery works wonders!! I offered her 10p for every correct spelling she gets in her test. Amazing how quickly she started to learn them!! Good luck.

Answer 6

You need to motivate him that spelling is fun and is important. Get some old spelling bee DVDs or Tapes and show him those. An occasional reward for his doing well will not be a bad idea either.

Answer 7

the best way to learn:- if u son got big spelling, do easy 1 way is, the one eg is { resistance} do spell like 1st 3 letters like a {res} , { ist} and {ance}. The 3 letters count out 3 or 4 times or more. Ur son will be can spell every thing........ This is a best way in the world........ i promise............. don't miss it.............

Answer 8

spell each word out loud and find a rythm in the letters, then teach your son to say the letters almost as a tune or a a rap. It feels silly at first but it works.

Answer 9

Make it a game.
You can make up a crossword puzzle (an easy one) or a fill in the blanks.
Give him points for every one he gets right, and then say for every 5 points he gets, he can stay up 10 more minutes past bed time, or he gets to pick out a movie to rent or something.
Make it fun for him and the words might stick better.

Answer 10

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