Spelling

I have a really sound, educational reason for watching 8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown. It’s because I often learn something new – such as the word ‘aphesis’! ‘Aphesis’ is the gradual loss of an unstressed vowel sound or … Continued

From a linguistic perspective, using the terms short and long vowel sounds in modern English is not strictly correct as the vowels are not actually short and long versions of the same sound. However, it is useful terminology when teaching … Continued

Learning to spell words correctly is a difficult skill and it is a skill that is even more challenging for children with learning and attention issues. If you are a poor speller it impacts on: The words you select to … Continued

I often have a discussion with people as to whether or not particular letters are pronounced in a word (e.g., the ‘t’ in witch). I have always argued that we only think we hear the ‘t’ because we know how … Continued