Linda Holan

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Helpful Spelling Tips

• Linda Holan
• 2003

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Here are some of the things we do in our
classroom

• Read and write the word numerous times
• Put the words into similar categories
• Break words into syllables
• Find small words inside of the word
• Focus on general rules or rules that apply to the
  list

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Read And Write The Word Numerous Times

• Pail
• Pail
• Pail
• Pail
• Pail
• Pail
• Pail
• Pail
• Pail

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Categorize the words

• When working with all long a words put them in
  similar lists.

Play Stay Day Make Rake Cake Pail Mail Sail
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Break Words Into Syllables

• O-pen
• Com-pu-ter
• A-rith-ma-tic

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Find Small Words Inside of the Word

• K now led ge
• Tea c her
• Va cat i on

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Focus On General Rules

• I before E except after C
• Dropping Final E
• Dropping Final Y
• Adding Prefix

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Useful Web Sites

• http//www.gsu.edu/7Ewwwrld/index.htm
•  http//www.katyisd.org/teaching_learning/spelling
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• Http//www.pacer.org/mpc/pdf/mpc-14.pdf
• http//webster.commnet.edu/grammar/spelling.htm