Spelling rules

In this six part series on How to Teach Spelling, this third post discusses and provides teaching resources for teaching the eight conventional spelling rules.

The second syllable type we teach students is our VCE (Vowel Consonant E) Syllable Type. Perhaps, if I told you it was also called the Magic E Syllable, it would sound familiar? Click through to read about VCE syllables and all of the rules we teach within this syllable type!

In this six part series on How to Teach Spelling, this third post discusses and provides teaching resources for teaching the eight conventional spelling rules.

Teach your students the spelling generalizations for spelling the /k/ sound with c, k, and ck. Do a word sort and print out the anchor chart.

Spelling rules for words ending in ING in English - Verbs, Adjectives and Gerunds ending in ING spelling rules

So we’ve been talking all about the reading and spelling rules that were brand new to us when we began to learn about Structured Literacy and the “science” behind the English language. Today, we are going to talk a little about the “Bossy-R” or the R-controlled syllable type. This one is a challenge!!!

Laminate this sheet and display it in your writing center. Duplicate on card stock paper as an individual student reference guide. Add it to students��� writing journals or writing folders to create individual reference books.

Hi there! Please take this picture to the English class. :)

Vowel teams can be tricky for students, but we have found that teaching them in this way has made a massive difference. Keep reading for ideas for teaching the OA/OE vowel teams!