National Priorities
•  OfSTED 2012
•  Read by Six
•  Year One Reading Check
•  KS2 SATs 2013
Spelling Patterns
•  Over 1000 different spelling
patterns in the English language.
•  This gives around 70 different
sounds.
Reading and Spelling
How you read directly links to how
good a speller you are.
• Visual memory
• Segment and blend
- How often does your child read for
pleasure?
- What is your child’s favourite book?
- Does your child see you read?
- What is your favourite book?
Best Guess /ai/
•  ai. Usually in the middle of words
•  ay. Usually at the end of words
•  a-e. Overall best guess
Rare graphemes:
eight, grey, vein, apron, straight,
great
Best Guess /ee/
•  ea/ee. Middle of a word
•  y. End of word
•  e. End of a very short word
Other graghemes:
Donkey, chief, receipt, people, these
Best Guess/oo/
Best Guess/ igh/
Spelling, Grammar and
Punctuation Sample Paper
Have a go!
“s” and “es”
•  Boy
•  Church
•  Dad
•  Hiss
•  Bush
•  Girl
•  Hurry
“ly” endings
•  Face the person next to you.
•  In turn say an adverb ending in
“ly”.
•  Make an “ly” alphabet.
Compound Words
Two words that when joined
together create another word.
e.g. lunch + box =lunchbox
Have a go! Shout “yes” when you
have completed the task.
Antonym means opposite. These
mean opposite
•  “un” means “not”
•  “de” means “making the
opposite of”
•  “dis” means “not, the opposite
of”
•  “mis” means “wrong”or “false”
•  “non” means “not”
•  “anti” means “against”
Play the Antonym
Team sorting
Shout “yes” when you
have finished!
Possessive Plurals
•  If the owner is single, put an
apostrophe at the end and add “s”. e.g.
Peter’s, Alison’s.
•  If the owner is plural, and the word
already has an “s” put the apostrophe
after the word. E.g. the boys’ footballs.
•  If the word is plural and doesn’t end in
an “s” add an apostrophe and an “s”.
e.g. the children’s parties.
Short words within longer
words
•  Grandfather
•  Another
•  Something
•  Whatever
•  Pretending
•  Constable
Spelling two syllable words
containing double consonants
•  Tennis
•  Dinner
•  Comma
•  Kissed
•  Holly
•  Silly
•  summer
Doubling a Consonant in a Word
Double the consonant in a two
syllable word.
Short vowel in the middle of words.
N.B. No words use hh, jj, kk, qq, vv,
ww, xx, yy.
Activity – create a double letter
alphabet. Shout “yes” when
finished
Prefixes and Meanings
•  aqua
•  audi
•  dent
•  grat
•  mem
•  mot
•  man
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Prefixes and Meanings
•  aqua – means water
•  audi – means hear
•  dent – means tooth
•  grat – means please
•  mem – means mindful
•  mot – means move
•  man – means hand
Prefix and words
Task .
Write 3 words on your white boards for:
•  aqua
•  audi
•  dent
•  grat
•  mem
•  mot
•  man
Contractions
•  don’t
•  can’t
•  isn’t
•  shan’t
•  aren’t
•  should’ve
•  I’ve
•  Won’t
Give a different spelling!
•  Cell
•  Maid
•  Beach
•  Him
•  Aloud
•  Leak
•  Bored
•  know
Activity:
On your whiteboards, write the
alternative spellings.
Word Wheel
•  Central letter is L
•  Other letters are A, Y, L, L, J, O,T,A
The aim is to get the nine letter
word and as many 4+letter words
as possible
Joviality
aioli
loti
vital
jilt
jolty
laity
viola
jail
tail
vail
viol
alto
oval
jolt
jovial
alit
oily
volt
toil
vial
•  hope
•  wish
•  beauty
•  care
•  pain
•  thank
•  mercy
Pause for thought
How can I help my child at home
with spelling – in a fun way!
Supporting at home
•  Word Wheel
•  Hangman
•  Websites
•  Crazy zoo
•  Encouraging proofreading
•  Mnemonics
•  Car number plates
•  Word hunt