As a tutor I
find that children can struggle to spell every day words (high frequency
words). I have found that using
mnemonics is a good way to help them.
Some of the following are not all my mnemonics but ones that I have seen
and heard used during my teaching career, sometimes a student might introduce
me to a mnemonic. At times, a student
and I will develop our own mnemonic which really gives them ownership and makes
the spelling very personal to them. They
really enjoy the fact that I tell them that I will use that particular mnemonic
with other students or that I am going to use it on my blog!
I organised
the following spellings so that a specific spelling can be trimmed, laminated
and stuck onto a desk, in a book, made into a bookmark or even put on the
fridge. Anywhere where it is visible to
the student and can be referred to quickly until they become confident in consistently
spelling the word accurately. Above all,
I try to make learning these spellings fun for the student.
Please contact
me if you would like a copy of these or if you have mnemonics that you use
successfully with your students.
