Spelling from dictation
Write simple sentences from memory when dictated by the teacher, applying taught GPCs, spelling rules, and common exception words
What a learner can do afterwards
- Write a dictated sentence using phonically plausible spellings
- Include correct spelling of taught exception words in dictation
- Apply sentence punctuation in dictated writing
1 · Read
In dictation, someone says a sentence and you write it. Listen to the whole sentence first. Say it quietly to yourself. For words you can sound out, say each sound and write the letter or letters that match. The first sound in ship uses two letters: sh.
The teacher says, 'The hen ran.' To spell hen, listen for /h/, /e/, /n/. Write h, e, n in that order. Keep listening to each word as you write the sentence.
Some words have a spelling part you need to remember. Said is spelled s-a-i-d. Its first and last letters match sounds you know. The ai is the unusual part. Use the sounds you know and remember that part when you write said. Before dictation, look at the word, say it, cover it and write it. Uncover it and check every letter.
Start a sentence with a capital letter. A calm telling sentence ends with a full stop. A question ends with a question mark. An exclamation mark can show strong feeling. After writing, check both ends. Put the end mark against the last word.
The teacher says, 'I can hop.' You write 'I hop.' Say the teacher's sentence again and compare the words in order. Can is missing between I and hop. Add it, then read the whole sentence back.
Sound out each word you can, and remember the tricky ones. Start with a capital letter and end with the right mark.
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Listen, write and check
Ask a grown-up to say, 'A frog can hop.' Listen to all the words before you write. Say the sentence quietly to keep it in mind.
Spell frog by listening for /f/, /r/, /o/, /g/. Write the letters in that order.
Read your writing back to the grown-up. If you wrote 'A frog hop.', compare it with the sentence you heard. Add can between frog and hop.
Check capital A at the start and a full stop against the last word. You can ask to hear the sentence again.
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