Spelling

One of the first spelling rules to be taught is demonstrated in the video. Several techniques are demonstrated, such as, guided discovery and pattern recognition.

When adding vowel suffixes, single consonants at the end of words are doubled. While apparently a simple rule, it depends on the knowledge of short vowels, consonants and suffixes. This video shows how to teach the rule in simple steps.

When does the Y change to an I? This video shows how to predict this change and the three exceptions to the rule.

Similar to the 111 Doubling Rule, but applying to 2-syllable words, the 211 Rule depends on the ability to determine if a syllable is stressed or unstressed. View this video to find when to double the final consonant and when not to.

Some spelling patterns are used when syllables have short vowels. View this video to find out which spelling patterns are used with short vowels and where they occur in the word.

Silent e occurs at the end of words and has 6 jobs. Using multiple examples, learn the six jobs of “Silent e” which will help students to spell and read words.

Spellings of short vowel sounds are usually made with single vowels in Closed Syllables, but in this video we show several vowel teams that also make a short vowel sound.

Open Syllables and vowel combinations can make the long vowel sound. This video shows all the possible spellings of Long a sound.

Open Syllables and vowel combinations can make the long vowel sound. This video shows all the possible spellings of Long e sound.

Open Syllables and vowel combinations can make the long vowel sound. This video shows all the possible spellings of Long i sound.

This video shows the Open Syllable and vowel combinations that make this sound.

This video shows the Open Syllable and vowel combinations that make this sound.