Common Spelling Chart
Overview
A kindergartener’s vocabulary level has been shown to predict their literacy skills in second grade.
Example: Use This Strategy In in the Classroom
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Use It in the Classroom
Watch a spelling instruction lesson in a classroom.
Additional Resources
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Factors Supported by this Strategy
More External Memory Aids Strategies
Rhyming, alliteration, and other sound devices reinforce language development by activating the mental processes that promote memory.
Creating patterns for remembering classroom processes, narrative structures, etc. supports memory development.
Providing instructions in multiple formats allows students to activate different cognitive skills to understand and remember the steps they are to take.
Cards with strategies for managing emotions help students remember how to act when faced with strong feelings.
Providing a story map ahead of time or having students create a map during or after reading helps learners understand and practice Narrative Skills.
A word wall helps build Vocabulary for reading fluidity.
