How to Help a Poor Speller
- Encourage mastery of the sight words. ...
- Make sure your student understands the different sounds that letter combinations make. ...
- Help your child recognize word families. ...
- Help your child memorize common spelling rules. ...
- Practice, practice, practice.
How can I make my spellers better?
Here are 9 tips on how to become a better speller.
- Read a lot. Reading. ...
- Use spell check — but don't rely on it. Be sure to use spell check. ...
- Quiz yourself frequently. Take a test. ...
- Practice for 15 minutes a day. Practice. ...
- Create mnemonic devices. ...
- Look up a words' etymology. ...
- Play word games. ...
- Keep a journal.
How do I help my child with struggling spelling?
Tell your child to look at it as long as he wants, that is, until he can remember the letters, then have him fold the paper so that he cannot see the word. He is then to try to write the word from memory. Let him check it himself, and if he has misspelled, try again. Practice in spelling can come in a variety of ways.
