Beth Van Dem Ham - Spelling Mastery

SPELLING SPELLING MASTERYMASTERY

Combining phonemic, whole-word and

morphemic spelling approaches in order to

make spelling make sense.

SRA, Direct Instruction SRA, Direct Instruction Spelling MasterySpelling Mastery

• Delivered in small, explicit steps• Group and individual responses• Oral delivery and response solidifies

learning• Efficient error correction strategies• Cumulative review

The ApproachesThe ApproachesPhonemic Approach

AuditoryPhonicsSyllables

Individual Sounds

Whole-Word ApproachCommon Words

High Frequency WordsHomonyms

Difficult Words

Morphemic ApproachPrefixesSuffixes

Base Words & RootsPatterns

The Phonemic ApproachThe Phonemic Approach• Generalise the spellings of many words

and word parts that follow regular spelling patterns

• Build a solid foundation of basic spelling knowledge

Phonemic ApproachAuditoryPhonicsSyllables

Individual Sounds

Examples:cotjoy

pickbehind

The Whole-Word The Whole-Word ApproachApproach

• Spell common, high-frequency words which are irregular in their letter sounds

• Commit potentially troublesome words to memory

Whole-Word ApproachCommon Words

High Frequency WordsHomonyms

Difficult Words

Examples:who

friendmeet/meatthan/then

The Morphemic The Morphemic ApproachApproach

• Spell meaningful prefixes, suffixes and word bases

• Combine words and word parts to form multisyllabic words using a small number of predictable patterns.

Morphemic ApproachPrefixesSuffixes

Base Words & RootsPatterns

• All words are made up of morphographs

• Morphographs are base words, prefixes and suffixes

• A morphograph is the smallest part of a word that has meaning and adds to the meaning of the whole word

Morphographs in ActionMorphographs in Actionmisspell

mis + spellwrong + spell

misspell = to spell it wrong- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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unrefreshingun + re + fresh + ing

not + again + fresh+ when you do somethingunrefreshing = not making something fresh again

Morphemic Approach

PrefixesSuffixes

Base Words & RootsPatterns

Some MorphographsSome Morphographs• re = again• ing = when you do

something• un = not• est = the most• less = without• mis = wrong• ness = that which is• able = able to be• ed = in the past• pre = before• er = more; one who• ly = how something is• de = away from• ful = full of• en = to make

Morphemic Approach

PrefixesSuffixes

Base Words & RootsPatterns

• age = that which is• al = related to• ish = sort of• em = to cause to be• dis = opposite• con = with• es = out, away from• pro = for, before• ive = that which is, having

the power of• ment = result of doing

something• ion = state or quality• ous = the quality of

The Morphemic The Morphemic ApproachApproach

Whilst people are familiar with the concepts of prefixes, suffixes and base words, our instruction rarely capitalises on these features that make spelling considerably easier and more logical than it otherwise seems.

Morphemic Approach

PrefixesSuffixes

Base Words & RootsPatterns

Combining Combining MorphographsMorphographsIn the morphemic approach, students learn

regular spelling patterns that they can apply to a great number of words in order to spell them accurately. • When do you drop the final ‘e’ from a word?When the next morphograph begins with a voweleg. like + able = likable•When do you double the final consonant in a shortword? When the word ends ‘cvc’ and the next morphograph begins with a vowel.eg. swim + ing = swimming

Morphemic Approach

PrefixesSuffixes

Base Words & RootsPatterns

Morphographs in ActionMorphographs in ActionLearn these seven morphographs:

re, dis, un, cover, use, ed, and ableYou can now spell, read and decode over 25 words:

Morphemic Approach

PrefixesSuffixes

Base Words & RootsPatterns

recover, recoverable, recovered, unrecoverable, unrecovered, reuse, reusable, reused, coverable, covered, uncover, uncoverable, uncovered, discover, discoverable, discovered, undiscoverable, undiscovered, disuse, disused, used, usable, unused, disable, disabled, etc.

The EvidenceThe EvidenceLooking at the NAPLAN data for the steady cohort of KDHS students from year 5 in 2011 to year 7 in 2013 who completed Spelling Mastery Level C, these students

improved their spelling result by over the national mean. This is an incredible achievement for students who have underperformed in spelling throughout their entire school lives.

Morphemic Approach

PrefixesSuffixes

Base Words & RootsPatterns

Thank YouThank YouPhonemic Approach

AuditoryPhonicsSyllables

Individual Sounds

Whole-Word Approach

Common WordsHigh Frequency Words

HomonymsDifficult Words

Morphemic ApproachPrefixesSuffixes

Base Words & RootsPatterns