Tricky words

PROCEDURAL

English›Spelling & Word Study|Ages 5—8|ID: mt_Jq0MjURrRC

Spell common exception words from memory that do not follow regular phonic patterns, including the days of the week

Mastery Evidence

“Can [child] spell tricky everyday words like "said," "were," "come," and the days of the week from memory without needing to sound them out?”

Eng/KS1/Y2/S/1cThe national curriculum in England

Spell common exception words

spell by learning to spell common exception words

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y2_26The national curriculum in England

Common exception words

Common exception words.

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_LKS2_Write_Trans_Spell_3The national curriculum in England

Spell often misspelt words

Spell words that are often misspelt (English Appendix 1)

English · Key Stage 2

Eng_Y1_WT_02The national curriculum in England

Spell common exception words

Spell common exception words.

English · Key stage 1

Eng_Y1_WT_03The national curriculum in England

Spell days of the week

Spell the days of the week.

English · Key stage 1

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Segmenting words into sounds soft
Phonemic spelling helps as starting strategy
- Phonics Vocabulary hard
  Segmenting words into phonemes and spelling CVC words requires knowing 'phoneme', 'segment', and 'CVC' as defined terms
- Single Letter Sounds hard
  Need GPC knowledge to encode phonemes
  - Knowing all letters hard
    Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
    - Understanding print hard
      Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
- Onsets & Rimes hard
  Need segmenting skill for spelling
  - Rhyming words soft
    Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
  - Syllables soft
    Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
- Sitting and holding a pencil soft
  Handwriting needed for spelling practice
Knowing all letters hard
Need letter recognition for exception word spelling
- Understanding print hard
  Must understand print direction before letter identification matters