What is a fun way to help my child with spelling words?
Make-A-Word is a fun game using lower case plastic letters. They can be magnetic or just letter tiles (bought or homemade on cut up pieces of index cards). Make a word is a strategy to use in introducing spelling words. You can increase or decrease the support depending on the need of your child. Materials: lower case letters Optional materials: magnet board, cookie sheet, etc. and magnetic lower case letters. Otherwise use index cards cut in half or thirds with the letters written on them. Sample lesson: Introducing the an rhyming families: Letters needed: a, c, t, b, f, h, m, n, p, r, s, t -Adult always moves the letters-not the child. Keep the letters together without spacing between them. -Put the letters c-a-n together. Ask the child to slide his finger under the letters and read the word. If difficult-ask child to produce the three sounds and model blending the sounds together. -Remove c and replace it with t (tan). Repeat the process several times using different beginning sound
