How can a teacher help a student learn to spell a word they cant sound out?
2007-12-01 05:55:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Are there rules of spellling that might help them? Otherwise, some will require memorization. Perhaps there could be some way to remember that particular word.
2007-12-01 05:59:39 · answer #1 · answered by Simmi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-24 23:31:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I teach children using a mix of learned rules and memorized "unfair" or "sight" words. My students learn a rule for the final e, what the letter c does to an e/i/y, what a g often does to e/i/y, igh, and memorized endings
(ious, tion, ly, le, al) that are difficult to sound out. They also learn that a syllable ending in a vowel will give that vowel a long sound, if it ends in a consonant the vowel has a short sound. Learning these rules helps them feel comfortable with spelling. The only way I have found to teach words that can't be sounded out like: of, health, could, and love for example, is through memorization. Have them copy the word, then cover the word and have them write it. Then quiz them on the word every day until they get it right 5 times in a row. Then graduate it. When they get the word wrong, show it to them and then cover it, and ask them to picture the letters in the words and say them aloud, then have them write it again correctly. They need to use this picturing technique to memorize words they can't remember through phonics, and writing/speaking in tandem are key aspects of memorization. Occasionally quiz them on their graduated words, and if they forget how to spell it, start the process over. English spelling is often nonsensical, and all English speaking people have to learn to spell things through repetition and repeated exposure. Trust me, this works!
2007-12-01 06:12:48 · answer #3 · answered by zeppo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many of them are called "sigh words" - meaning they do not follow any spelling or phonics patterns...
These are taught by memorizing them through many, many uses... if you are trying to help your child learn spelling words, have her write them, clap them (by syllables), make a connection by raising her arms to clap above her head for tall letters, by her waist for regular letters and clap low for y's,p's, q's. For example "high" would have a tall clap, a regular clap, a low clap and a high clap again.... you clap as you spell each letter out - always have her say the word before spelling it spell it and repeat it again at the end (like a spelling bee)
You can have her paint the words with a brush dipped in water... go on a word hunt using a magazine or newspaper...
the more exposure the easier to memorize it - flash cards are good only to keep piles of words she's mastered separate from words she still needs to learn...
Hope this helps...
2007-12-01 06:05:01 · answer #4 · answered by Gatubella 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
show them on the letter(s) on the board and sound them out yourself. Maybe have a student that is advanced sound out the letter(s) so they can learn from their peers. Have those struggeling practice writing the letter 10x (or however many) on the phoenetics lined paper.
2007-12-01 06:08:42 · answer #5 · answered by 2007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teach them phonics. To late? Then Websters.
2007-12-01 07:24:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dictionary for the win!
2007-12-01 05:58:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋