Category Archives: Spelling

The Silent Final E – Phonics Road

While we’re posting videos, I thought I’d share this one of him demonstrating the Silent Final E rule tune. He LOVES these rule tunes…looooves them! The words and markings on the board are part of his spelling/reading program. With this program, children do not learn to spell or read via memorization of words, but rather...

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More Fun With Spelling

Today we did our spelling practice at the computer. He’s a natural with typing. He keeps his fingers in the right place most of the time. The only thing that I catch him doing is using the wrong finger for shift when making capital letters. He will struggle to use the same pinkie as the...

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All About Spelling the Fun Way!

We really love “All About Spelling”! It’s so easy to use and he really learns and retains a lot of what he learns. The setup with the cards in the dividers along with the tiles really seems to interest him and helps to keep the spelling rules fresh in his mind. Since we take about...

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