Some very valuable tips and ideas from one mom to other moms whose children struggle with reading and spelling.

1. To help her child and other children
who struggle with reading

2.  Do oral presentations whenever you
can.
 Go to public speaking classes.
 Use amazing visual aids to ‘wow’
your audience.
 Take part during class discussions.
 Show what you know.

3. Put yourself in your teacher’s
shoes.
Use lots of colour to highlight.
Make your headings clear.
Rule off neatly.

4. Only learn 5 instead of the
whole list.
Learn 5 new words a week.
Stick them up where you can
see them.
Practice, practice, practice!

5. Whatever you learn, do it
actively and colourfully.
Teach someone else (even if it’s
the dog or cat).
Use
drama, rhymes, colour, whateve
r works for you.

6. Lower case letters only.
Position of letters same as
keyboard.
Jump on the letters as you spell
the word.
It is physical, visual and
auditory.
Using both sides of the brain to
spell.

8. Write as much as you know.
Don’t worry about spelling.
Be as neat as you can.

9. Draw what you know.
If you can’t explain with
words, draw it.
Use clear labels.

10. Copying off the board…look at
the word, say the letters
aloud, repeat to yourself, write
the whole word.
Not letter by letter

11. Use one often.
Use the definitions in your
answers or in your story.
Make sure you know how to find
words.

12. Must learn the top 200 dolch
words.
Make flashcards, put them up.
Learn 5 a week.
Practice writing them
down, spell them aloud.
Use whiteboard markers to write
them on mirror or windows.

13. Complete Dolch Word List Sorted Alphabetically
a call full jump once sit under
about came funny just one six up
after can gave keep only sleep upon
again carry get kind open small us
all clean give know or so us
always cold go laugh our some walk
am come goes let out soon want
an could going light over start warm
and cut good like own stop was
any did got little pick take wash
are do green live play tell we
around does grow long please ten well
as done had look pretty thank went
ask don't has made pull that were
at down have make put the what
ate draw he many ran their when
away drink help may read them where
be eat her me red then which
because eight here much ride there white
been every him must right these who
before every his my round they why
best fall hold myself run think will
better far hot never said this wish
big fast how new saw those with
black find hurt no say three work
blue first I not see to would
both five if now seven today write
bring fly in of shall together yellow
brown for into off she too yes
but found is old show try you
buy four it on sing two your
by from its

14. Read to anyone who will listen.
Read aloud every day.
Make reading part of your daily
routine.
Read books on your level
(independent level)

15. Choose books YOU like and ask
someone to read to you every
day.
Don’t avoid books because you
struggle to read.
Books are meant to be enjoyed.