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Year 6
Spellings
Tips to help you learn your spellings
Homework spellings
November 6th 2015
Why do we have to learn spellings
every week?
Spelling matters, in the future when you apply
for jobs, or work in any job, your spelling will
be noticed.
Do not just learn them for the tests, spelling
correctly in your written work is essential too.
10/10 is wonderful but only if you
learn them for life!
The National Primary Strategy
Support for Spellings
This presentation includes some helpful ways to try to help
you learn your spellings.
There are some obvious ones first:
 Write the word out three times
Look, say, cover, write, check
Focus on the spelling rule and apply
Break the word into bits and learn each bit
Look up the word and meaning of the word in a
dictionary
How do you try to spell or learn your
spelling?
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Answer these questions honestly and this will lead you to discover the
best way for you to learn your spellings!
I listen to the sounds of the words in my head
I write a list of possible spellings and choose the one I think looks right
I try to think of spelling rules
I break the words into bits and say the sound
I see the word inside my head
I link to the other words that are related to it
I say the word aloud
I find it just comes
I look up the word in a dictionary
What type of learner are you?
1. I listen to the sounds of the words in my head - A
2. I write a list of possible spellings and choose the one I think looks
right - V
3. I try to think of spelling rules - L
4. I break the words into bits and say the sound - A
5. I see the word inside my head - V
6. I link to the other words that are related to it - L
7. I say the word aloud - A
8. I find it just comes - V
9. I look up the word in a dictionary - L
Mostly As = Auditory Mostly Vs = Visual Mostly Ls = Learning
If you are a mixture apply both strategies. You can use all of these
strategies to help, whichever helps you the most!
Auditory Learning
If you are an auditory learner, you will learn better
when you use strategies involving the ear and mouth.
 Listen to the word being read aloud.
 Break it up into syllables, then identify the phoneme in
each syllable, learn the letters that cause the sound to
change.
 Say any silent letters in an exaggerated way, k-nife
 Analogy – linking any words with similar spelling, using
words you already know how to spell, would, could and
should.
 You can also create rhymes and rhythms to help you
learn the word
Visual Learners
If you are a visual learner, you will learn best using
strategies involving the eyes and hands.
 Try writing the word 3 or more times in joined up hand
writing, funny writing, bubble writing, backwards!
 Use a highlighter pen to draw attention to the part of
the word you need to learn – the spelling rule
 Look for words within words
 Look, say, cover, write, check should work well for you
 Group together words that may not sound alike but
have a shared pattern
Learning learners
If you are a learning learner, you will learn best when you
use strategies involving the mind and method.
 Learning about the structure of the word can help, the root
of the word then if any prefixes or suffixes are added
 Mnemonics can be a useful memory aid (Big elephants can
always understand small elephants)
 Word origins, looking at the word origins of words can help
to identify the letters or combinations of letters to use
 Homophones can be difficult to learn, learn them with
other words that look the same but sound different ) er,
there, where)
 Think of the spelling rule and apply
This week’s spellings
Use these strategies to help you!
1. Synonym and antonym word families
2. Prefix of un and in
Spellings – Synonym and antonym families, prefix –un and in
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
amateur
unprofessional
(professional)
unavailable (available)
infrequently (frequent)
community
individual
conscious
unnecessary (necessary)
insufficient (sufficient)
essential
unprofessional
(professional)
unavailable (available)
Infrequently (frequent)
community
individual
conscious
unnecessary ( necessary)
insufficient (sufficient)
develop
definite
unprofessional
(professional)
unavailable (available)
community
individual
necessary
insufficient (sufficient)
suggest
develop
definite
unoccupied (occupy)