Apply strategies to spell correctly
Literacy: Recognise and understand a range of words, Apply strategies to spell correctly, Prefixes, suffixes & plurals
ESOL: ESOL Reading: word focus (vocabulary, word recognition, phonics), ESOL Writing: word focus (spelling and handwriting)
Level: E3, L1, L2
Resource type: Sort or match cards
This is a set of ‘shun’ suffix word cards to accompany the “Which suffix -cian -ssion, sion or tion?” resource (see below).
Print the sheets onto card or have them laminated, then cut up the individual root word cards for learners to sort under the correct headings.
Literacy: Decode, Apply strategies to spell correctly
General: Study Skills and General Teaching, Staff development
Level: E1, E2, E3
Resource type: Listening and/or speaking activity, Teaching idea
The need for deliberate teaching of phonemic awareness, and a means of doing this.
A research paper followed by a useful step by step method.
Literacy: General literacy / English, Apply strategies to spell correctly, Use reference sources
Resource type: Game, Quiz
Level: E3, L1, L2
This is a spelling game that allows the tutors to test the learners, the learners to test the tutors and then the learners to test each other. It is fun, competitive, supportive and covers the following areas:
- Spelling
- Skimming and scanning
- Speaking and listening
- Discussion/debating skills
- Writing complete sentences
- Decoding unfamiliar words
Pre-entry: Ww/M8.1, Wt/M8.4, Ww/M8.2, Rw/M8.2, Rw/M8.3
Literacy: Apply strategies to spell correctly, Rw/E1.1, Rw/E2.2
Context: Education, Independent living
Resource type: Flash cards, Sort or match cards, Worksheet or assignment
Level: M8, E1
A flexible set of exercises based on common classroom items such as pens, pencils. folders, hole punch, etc. Can be used in a variety of ways – with or without learner support. Includes worksheets and flash / matching cards. Detailed preEntry mapping information. First used at the start of the academic year with a new preEntry class.
Literacy: Fiction, Follow and understand, Apply strategies to spell correctly, Rw/E1.2
Free tags: Humour
Level: E1
Resource type: Crossword, Flash cards, Shared text, Sort or match cards
An outstanding resource for E1 emerging readers. Based on a humorous story, this set of multi-sensory phonics activities includes a 2 page story; detailed tutor notes; various sets of word cards for spelling, reading, rhyming, listening/speaking and alphabetical order activities; and a crossword.
Pre-entry: Ww/M8.1, Wt/M8.4, Ww/M8.2, Rw/M8.2, Rw/M8.3
Literacy: Apply strategies to spell correctly, Rw/E1.1, Rw/E1.2
Context: Catering Food Nutrition
Resource type: Flash cards, Worksheet or assignment
Level: M8, E1
A flexible and appealing set of exercises that can be used in a variety of ways – with or without learner support. Two worksheets for reading and spelling common items of food and drink, plus word cards. preEntry mapping information. First used as a preEntry revision exercise.
Literacy: Apply strategies to spell correctly
Numeracy: MSS1/E1.2
ESOL: ESOL Writing: word focus (spelling and handwriting)
Free tags: Equality and Diversity
Context: Independent living
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Level: E1, E2
A beautiful set of worksheets. Learners must match months to seasons and also relate well known festivals and celebrations to each season (there is also a handy overview calendar for 2010). The last two sheets focus specifically on spring (clothes, foods, etc.).
Also useful for E1-2 ESOL / Literacy (spelling months of the year).
Literacy: Apply strategies to spell correctly, Reading: word focus (phonics & vocabulary)
Resource type: Crossword
Level: E3, L1
Fun word games that provide good spelling and vocabulary practice. 6 pyramids.
