St. Luke’s Spelling Workshop Friday 28th November Welcome… Share new approach… Traditionally: KS2: spelling rule, sent home, tested, independent daily rehearsal Although 10/10 – for majority, no longevity, not applying knowledge in their writing For some: 44344 pin code- little meaning or understanding of what underpins what they are memorising New approach…‘Whiteboard spellings’ pacey, daily, engaging, interactive, memorable,, challenging We hope it will address these issues and have a huge impact on progress.

KS1 Phonics We follow Letters and Sounds which is a government strategy introduced in 2007 This is a phonics programme where the emphasis is on learning the sound for each letter in the alphabet Once the children are confident with single sounds they move onto learning vowel and consonant diagraphs igh ea ch th We will continue to work from Letter & Sounds in KS1… This has proven to be highly effective in laying the foundations for both reading and spelling, with 83% achieving the expected mark in the Year 1 phonics screening test compared to 69% nationally. We will continue to strive for further improvement in KS1 spelling, by complementing Letters and Sounds with the pacey, interactive, memorable approaches to encourage application of knowledge in writing.

Speed sounds: recall & recognition Instant recall of letter sounds and sound patterns instantly in isolation and when in a word

Speed sounds: recall & recognition real nonsense The children need to get to a level of confidence and competence at the end of year 1 so that they can recognise sound patterns in real and nonsense words. Throughout KS1 we are teaching the children to apply this knowledge of sound patterns in their spelling and make phonetically plausible attempts at words

KS1 Phonics This learning process is crucial as it underpins the child’s ability to read (decode) and spell (encode) In Year One the children will begin to use the letter names as well as their sound Tricky words run alongside phonics teaching was why

Building on previous knowledge, developing confidence and application of alternative sound patterns in their spellings, choosing the correct pattern.

St. Luke’s approach to Phonics and Spelling Games NO weekly test Interactive St. Luke’s approach to Phonics and Spelling Drip feed Investigative Mnemonics Games Exploring spelling rules, root words, common patterns through investigations Daily rehearsal of spellings and over learning so it come naturally and fluently when writing Fun, interactive and memorable approaches such as mnemonics and link stories…which I will tell you a little more about shortly. KS1 – Daily 5 mins whiteboard spellings in addition to continued 25mins L&S KS2 – Monday 30 minute teaching spelling rule / investigative activity Daily whiteboard spellings x 1/2

Spelling Investigations Sort the words tion or sion? Can you describe the rule?

because Big Elephants Can Always Understand Small

hear You hear with your ear

special The CIA have Special Agents

is land surrounded by water An island is land surrounded by water

difficulty Mrs D Mrs I Mrs FFI Mrs C Mrs U Mrs LTY!

Mnemonics WALT identify spelling errors and think of ways to remember them Correct spelling Mnemonic lite light I grow hairy tomatoes steped   creachers enuf rapping somthing belive believe never believe in a lie Common errors Dictionaries Own memorable rhymes Display around the room & children record their own in…?

Find a Partner Find a partner who has a word that you think fits with your own Why do you think you belong together? Can you think of another word which would fit in your group?

Link Stories dream steam stream team seam Children join the words they are focusing on (which share a common spelling rule, pattern) with a silly story. They then use this to rehearse the spellings quickly on a daily basis. These stories are memorable and are used to revisit previous weeks spellings in the future. CAN YOU MAKE ONE UP? E.g. The dream team burst their seams letting steam off at the stream.