Spelling is an important component of literacy. At the beginning levels of literacy, decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling) can be taught at the same time. As students advance in their decoding skills, they typically surpass their spelling skills. It is easier to remember that a_e, a, ai, and ay all make the long a sound than it is to remember which spelling pattern to use in each word. For multilingual learners it is important that students know the meaning of…
Using phonics writing activities is one way for students to practice their phonics skills. Writing helps students segment words and then write down the sounds that they hear. Students with more advanced phonics skills can practice vowel patterns, silent letters, and other letter combinations. When students are writing, they are practicing letter sound knowledge or encoding. Have students write words to practice a spelling pattern. Word Chains or Word Ladders Writing words with the same spelling pattern will give students…
Phonics is an important component of teaching students how to read. For ELLs it is important to include pictures when possible to help with vocabulary development. Stay away from nonsense words. Here are some phonics activities to use with your English Language Learners and emergent readers. Build the word For these phonics activities use magnetic letters, letter tiles, or simply pieces of paper with letters written on them. Have students practice building words that have the phonics pattern that they…