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SPELLING. Standard 6F. Spelling Strategies . Look at the word. What does it mean? How is it spelled? Do you see any word parts that you know?. Spelling Strategies . Say the word. What sounds do you hear? Are there any silent letters?
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SPELLING Standard 6F
Spelling Strategies Look at the word. • What does it mean? • How is it spelled? • Do you see any word parts that you know?
Spelling Strategies • Say the word. • What sounds do you hear? • Are there any silent letters? • Is it spelled like how it sounds?
Spelling Strategies • Spell the word out loud. • Do you notice any patterns? • Copy the word. • Did you copy all the letters correctly?
Spelling Strategies • Cover, write, and check the word. • Did you spell the word correctly?
Spelling Tricks • Take a word that you are having trouble spelling, and try the following strategies to help you remember it.
Spelling Tricks • Divide It • Divide the tricky word into smaller parts. Learn each part separately. • Example • in-de-pen-dent
Spelling Tricks • Make Up Your Own Pronunciation • Say the tricky word in a way that will help you remember how it is spelled. Just remember not to pronounce the word this way in conversation! Example • True pronunciation: ed-i-ter • Made-up pronunciation: ed-i-tor
Spelling Tricks • Pair It Up • Pair the tricky word with a shorter, related word that gives a sound clue. Example • depend → independent
Spelling Tricks • Study the Problem Part • Find the part of the tricky word that gives you problems and study it extra hard. Example • editor
Spelling Tricks • Think of a Sentence • Link the tricky word with a word that has the same problem letters. Example • My independent sister put a dent in my car.
Spelling Tricks • Think of Other Forms • Think of other forms of the word where you can better hear the problem letters in the word. Example • editor → editorial
Spelling Tricks • Use Rhyme • Find a rhyming word that you know that is spelled the same at the end. Example • Independent rhymes with rent.
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