1. 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: 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.

2. 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.

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

4. 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

5. 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

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

9. 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

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

11. because
Big
Elephants
Can
Always
Understand
Small

12. hear
You
hear
with your
ear

13. special
The CIA have
Special Agents

14. is land surrounded by water
An island
is land surrounded by water

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

16. 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…?

17. 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?

18. 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.