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What Does the Writing Framework Say About Spelling? 7 Things You Need to Know 

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Like many educators, we eagerly awaited the release of the Writing Framework with our highlighters and post-it notes at the ready. In this blog post, we share seven key takeaways from the spelling section, along with our thoughts and how Spelling Shed aligns with it.   1. Spelling is key in releasing memory space for writing   One of …

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How to Launch and Relaunch Spelling Shed with Dress as a Word Day!

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Big words, bold outfits and buzzing classrooms. Spelling Shed Launch or Relaunch Day is all about enthusiasm for vocabulary. It’s more than rummaging around and getting creative to dress up as a word, it’s the start of encouraging curiosity with words, showing pupils that spelling is genuinely fun.   From clever puns to full-character transformations, teachers and pupils bring language to life in ways that last …

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How to Teach Spelling Effectively – Part Four: Morphology and Etymology 

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What is morphology and does it really matter? Where does etymology fit into the teaching of spelling? Here are some key takeaways.   You can read part 1 of this blog series here, part 2 here and part 3 here.  What is morphology?  ‘Morphe’ means ‘form’ and ‘-ology’ means ‘the study of’, so morphology is the study of how words are formed.   A …

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How to Teach Spelling Effectively – Part Three: Orthographic Knowledge (9 Key Takeaways) 

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What should every teacher know about orthographic knowledge? Why is it so important to effectively teach spelling? Here are nine key takeaways.  You can read part 1 of this blog series here and part 2 here.  The diagram below shows the elements that build up our linguistic knowledge, including orthographic knowledge. The more times this process is repeated, the more solidly …

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How to Teach Spelling Effectively – Part One: Spelling Skills (9 Key Takeaways)

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How do you teach spelling effectively? First, we need to look at spelling skills and what is current common classroom practice. Here are nine key takeaways:  1. There are lots of influences on our spelling system.   “It’s just spelled that way”, “it’s just a strange spelling”, “the English language is complicated”. These are many things that people say. Often the reason for this folk …

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How to Make the Most Out of Your Spelling Shed Subscription Part 1: Spelling Scheme and Games 

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Whether you’re new to Spelling Shed or have used Spelling Shed for years, it’s always useful to make sure you are getting the most out of your subscription, especially because there are always new features being released to enhance your experience.  What once started as an app has escalated into a full multi-award-winning, innovative spelling …

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How to use Orthography to get the Most out of Phonics for Spelling

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What is Orthography? ‘The conventional spelling system of a language.’ ‘The study of spelling and how letters combine to represent sounds and form words.’ (Oxford English Dictionary) High quality SSP ensuring children have a solid foundational knowledge of GPCs The first way we use orthography is when teaching pupils phonics in KS1. We advocate the …

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