Spelling and VocabularyNovel IdeaHere’s a novel idea if you’re teaching spelling –Why don’t you ask your child what words they wish they knew how to spell? Maybe they’d like to make a card or write a story under the pictures they drew. First decide how many words you think your child could learn - 3, 5, 10 or 20? Then ask them to start thinking, and you’ll write down the words they say. Stop when you reach your target number (you might find yourselves with too many words - what a problem!) If you think the word is too hard for this list, you could write it down on a list called “Future Spelling Words”, or something else that works for you. I’ve found this makes spelling much more exciting and personally interesting for my girls - maybe it will for you too, especially if your spellers are a little reluctant! Other Spelling Word IdeasWord Bank of 1200 High-Frequency Writing Words - here's a useful tool. The words in this word bank are listed in the order of their frequency of use in everyday writing. Since "the" is the most frequently used word in the English language, it is number one in the word bank.
The site gives recommendations of which words to cover per grade level. For example, Grade 1 would cover word frequencies #1-30, and Grade 2 would cover word frequencies #31-130, etc.
Free SAT Vocabulary PracticeThe Shepperd's Software website is a great free site for practicing harder vocabulary words that you may find on the SAT test (that many take before applying for College or University). The games randomly choose words from over 700 words to keep you on your toes. I like that it uses the word in a sentence, which helps to clue you in to its meaning.Site NavigationGo to - ReadingGo to - Course Ideas |