Male wearing glasses: Memory aids are really important and could be customised to each individual.
My personal favourites are I before E, except after C.
I'm going to remember how to spell the word necessary, which is one collar and two shoes.
Female with blond hair: One of the memory aids that I remember from school is to speak hear.
You hear with your ear, as in H-E-A-R.
Or another one is there is lie in believe.
Male in green t-shirt: I used to always have a problem with the word together, right, until a friend of mine told me to break it down three ways is to get her.
So if you push them altogether, you've got the word together.
Male wearing glasses: If I can't remember how to spell the word rhythm, I just remember rhythm helps your two hips move.
Rhymes and silly phrases can really help you remember spellings. For example, 'Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move' helps you to spell the word rhythm.
Quick tips for tutors
Memory aids includes:
- Common strategies to support spelling
- Using mnemonics
- Look, say, cover, write, check
- Recognising syllables
- Common groups of letters in English words
Downloadable Factsheets
Entry 3 - Help with spelling
Tips to help with spelling, using the look-say-cover-write-check technique.
Entry 3 - Remembering spellings
How to remember spellings, using common strategies.
Level 1 - What are letter patterns?
Identifying common letter patterns.
Downloadable Worksheets
Entry 3 - Syllables: writing a poem
Exercise in writing Haikus and breaking words down into syllables.
Entry 3 - Syllables in Haiku
Exercise in using Haiku to recognise syllables.
Entry 3 - Syllables
Exercise in breaking words down into syllables.
Entry 3 - Practice sheet with suggested words
Exercise in practising the look-say-cover-write technique.
Level 1 - Words within words
Exercise in recognising smaller words within longer ones to help spelling.
Level 1 - Mnemonics: ways to remember difficult words
Exercise in using mnemonics as a method for remembering difficult words.
