Who is this for? Students They’ve finished That Reading Thing or another speech to print program and are reading with more fluency, confidence and understanding. They consistently use the strategies from That Spelling Thing. They’re now ready to dive deeper into spelling and vocabulary both to improve reading comprehension and to develop … Read More
There are two reasons for teaching spelling through a consistent approach like That Spelling Thing. 🟢 The first is obviously to make sure students are spelling accurately and increasing vocabulary. 🟢 The second is equally important if not as obvious. That Spelling Thing helps create a culture of spelling in your classroom. … Read More
Summer spelling series, Question 2 is a quiz. Answer yes, no or maybe for each of the following. 1. <pt> is a grapheme. 2. <pt> is part of a morpheme. 3. <eo> is a grapheme in ‘people’. 4. <o> marks something about the history of the word ‘people’. Someone has asked a … Read More
What to teach instead of ‘plural cancelling e’. Does the final ‘silent’ <e> in words like house, moose, because etc exist to remind people it is not a plural or a 3rd person singular? I’ve been told this comes from Orton Gillingham but do correct me if I’ve got that wrong. … Read More
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Here’s an updated version of a post which was originally a response to this tweet: Of course #syntheticphonics is vital, but does it help a child spell photosynthesis in Yr. 5? We need to equip ALL children with ALL the tools to succeed. #syllables It’s a reasonable question that highlights two issues: … Read More
What follows is for professionals who are offering phonics advice to parents and/or teachers. Please check all your content, especially when stated as ‘rules’, against a credible source, i.e. make it ‘evidence based’. Errors happen and I depend on people to be gracious when they spot mine, but the example below is … Read More
Today’s guest blog is from Georgina Mavor, senior That Reading Thing trainer from Western Australia. Her background in psychology gives such depth to her work with students who struggle to read and write. I’m thrilled to be able to share her wisdom here. Most That Spelling Thing discussions are about classroom practice. … Read More
As so often, it started with a tweet when a teacher asked: Does anyone have any tips or tricks for teaching pupils (read: me) how to remember the spelling of camouflage? Ideas were offered by people self-described as KS3/4 teachers of physics, maths, English, French, science, biology, RE, heads of year, departments, … Read More
A homeschooling parent has written asking for help teaching complex subject words including ‘entrepreneur’ and ‘entrepreneurial’ with her dyslexic teens. Here’s the answer based on the strategies in That Spelling Thing which is available from Amazon in your country. First, I want to stress how much I had to slow down and … Read More