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The Vowel Generator
Prior Knowledge:
- What Consonants Say
- The Single Vowels
- knowing the Spelling Formula is very useful here when figuring out longer words
Every two-letter digraph in English can be generated using a combination of only eight letters. This is a fact not widely known.
This topic sets out a framework for discovery of these combinations, a by-product of which is a greater understanding of the digraphs that are illegal. This in turn engenders a deeper-level knowledge of how our writing system operates and helps pupils make spelling choices with increasing accuracy.
Resources: worksheets, example lesson and wordlist
Knowledge strand: visual, phonological
TESTIMONIALS
Thank You so much for a fantastic presentation that you gave to our students yesterday. From what I saw students found it very engaging and I’m sure they took away with them some spelling strategies for life.
“I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for the PD on Monday. The staff who attended all commented on your exceptional presentation style, level of expertise and their own ‘AHA’ moments both throughout the day and the course of the week.” Primary teacher, Darwin
Thank you Lyn for giving us the gift of reading. After two and a half years working with a team of professionals and tutors my son had made very little progress. I was advised that his language and literacy challenges were complex and severe, and that I should prepare for a life of special accommodations. […]
“I think this will be very useful to me as a year 2 teacher. Lots of good grounding for later. Perhaps a direction for the whole school!” DJ primary teacher
“Covered so much content but explained a lot of concepts that made sense and will make the teaching of spelling more meaningful both for myself and the children.” CB primary teacher