Spelling in Room 2.3

1. Environment

1.1. Dictionaries/ Thesaurus available

1.2. Students testing each other - informal

1.3. Need places for word walls, etc.

2. Routines/Activities

2.1. Spelling Matrices 30 minutes M,T,W

2.2. Spelling Homework x2 a week

3. Differentiation

3.1. Informal target points

3.2. Things to try when writing sentences

3.3. ie. focus on using speech marks

3.4. Students at varying levels on spelling matrix

4. Explicit Teaching

4.1. Linked to genre writing

4.2. 1-1 during Matrix marking

4.3. Using targets from Scope and sequence

5. Assessment/ Feedback

5.1. Checklists - bottom of page

5.2. Spelling tests - dictation, word lists

6. Resources

6.1. Dictionaries/ Thesaurus

6.2. Whiteboards and markers

6.3. Highlighters

6.4. Have-a-go Book