Super spelling starters - Part 1 games you can use to ‘hook’ students into learning…
The new Ofsted framework places heightened emphasis on the importance of literacy skills being addressed across the curriculum. One way to do this is through active teaching of spelling in lessons, particularly spelling of key words related to your subject. This is also a handy way to recap terminology at the beginning of the lesson. Here are a few spelling
Begin the lesson with a mini review – students look through their books to find words they have spelt incorrectly (indicate these when marking with SP in the margin…) Write these on a post it and stick to the board. Use the ‘look, say, cover, write, check’ technique on posters in all classrooms. Students could be retested on these at the end of the lesson or try to include them accurately in their writing at the ‘apply’ stage. In the next issue two more ideas will be explored.
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