Better Spelling Workshop for English Language Learners

Strategies to Help you Become Better Speller

Use your Spell Checking Tools

ABC

ONE

http://www.singoloword.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/00-misspelled-words-infographic.png

Slides 4 and 5 Source: http://www.dailyinfographic.com/8-commonly-misused-words-infographic

Strategies to Help you Become Better Speller

Remember patterns

TWO

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1046/patterns_chart.pdf

Strategies to Help you Become Better Speller

Know your silent letters

THREE

Shhhh….!

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjYKiRqFRss

Strategies to Help you Become Better Speller

Learn some rules

FOUR

Ok!

Guidelines from Oxford

Strategies to Help you Become Better Speller

Know some false friends in your language

FIVE

X

False friends are pairs of words or phrases in two languages or dialects (or letters in two alphabets) that look

or sound similar, but differ significantly in meaning.

An example is the English embarrassed and the Spanish embarazada/o, which means pregnant.

X

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_friend

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Starting from the beginning?

Spelling Patterns

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Questions?

You have improved your spelling today!

Congratulations!