Ideal for both whole-school and independent learning, this comprehensive and hig
h-quality series builds on pupils' phonic knowledge while also helping them to u
nderstand how word structure and meaning can help them to spell words. Providing
excellent preparation for the national tests, the Schofield & Sims Spelling act
ivities systematically introduce and revise spelling conventions, explore word s
tructure and the relationship between words of shared origin, suggest strategies
for remembering common 'exception words' (or 'tricky words'), teach pupils how
to monitor their own spelling, and encourage them to write sentences from memory
or dictation. As pupils work through each book, the intensive practice provided
will enable them continually to develop, consolidate and improve their skills,
encouraging them towards effective spelling for life.
Spelling 1 covers: segm
enting words into phonemes and selecting from alternative spellings of phonemes;
using spelling rules for adding s and es; adding suffixes ing, ed and er where
no change is needed to the root word; dividing words into syllables; applying sp
elling guidelines (for example, ck, tch, ve, dge at the end of words).
