1. SPELLINGS
LITERACY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

2. Spelling Strategies
use mnemonics – e.g. “It’s necessary that a shirt has one collar
and two sleeves.” This helps us to remember that ‘necessary’ has
one ‘c’ (collar) and two ‘s’s (sleeves).
Or
Big Elephants Can Always Understand Small Elephants’: the
initial letters form the word BECAUSE
write the words out again and again (look, say, cover, write
check)
get creative and make colourful posters featuring the words you
want to remember/ make it visual

3. Find words within words (break the word up)
Separate
Reaction
Business
Permanent
Disappearance
Conscience
Concentration
Disappointment
Definitely

4. Common Mis-spelt words.
A lot fierce
acceptable foreign
accommodation independent
appreciation interesting
argument invincible
assessment jealous
atmosphere knowledge
beginning liaison
believe listening
collectable mischief
compromising negligible
concentration noticeable
conclusion permanent
confirming proportion
contentment receive
daughter visible
definitely weird
evaluation
explanation
TOPTIP
It’s better to learn one or two a day
than all of them at once!
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