✏️ Helping with Spelling
Everything you need to help — without doing it for them.
🧭 Simple explanation (for you)
Say the word slowly and tap one finger per sound. Then think about patterns: -ight (light, right), -tion (station), or the magic "e" (cake, make).
❓ Questions to ask
- “What sounds do you hear?”
- “How many sounds?”
- “Does it belong to a word family?”
- “Can you spell a friend of this word?”
💡 Hints (not answers)
- Tap sounds before writing
- Spot the pattern or family
- Write once from memory tomorrow
- Celebrate the attempt
🏡 Practice activity
Word family bingo: make a card of -at words and tick them as you spot them all week.
Need the bigger picture?
See the principles of helping without doing.