It is often difficult to know whether to use the suffix ‘ant’ or ‘ent’. Click here for an overview of conventions associated with the use of ‘ant’ versus ‘ent’. However, it’s not easy and there are lots of exceptions, so … Continued
A fun way to have children practise their spelling words plus add in a manipulation activity to create new words.
In English, spelling a word requires you to integrate orthography (the correct sequence of letters and combinations of letters) to phonology (sounds in the word) with a knowledge of morphology (word parts that signal meaning and grammar) (Garcia, Abbott, & … Continued
An understanding of the interplay between genetics and environment on reading acquisition can help inform educational practices and interventions. Estrera et al. (2023) have reviewed the key findings in this area and their article is summarised below. Underpinning this discussion … Continued
Children who are not naturally good spellers require multiple opportunities to practise the words they are learning to spell. Games can be a great way of providing this practice. Detective Have the child’s list of spelling words in front of … Continued