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LOOK SAY COVER WRITE CHECK
COVER CARD Copy & Say Count What’s How to Word shape the word letters funny? remember Write Write which Some ideas to help Write the word carefully in the Copy the word very carefully. how parts of the you remember the middle row. Tall letters (b,d, f, h, k, l, many word might spelling: t) reach into the top row. The ones Say the word. letters be difficult - Similar to another that drop below the line (g, j, p, q, y) there to word reach into the bottom row, like this. Say the letters of the word. are in remember. - Another word the Think about inside it Draw around the outline of the word. Count the number of letters word. letters that - Mnemonic in the word. Write the are: - Origin Look away from the paper and try to number in the next column. - silent - Common letter ‘see’ the word in your head. Check it’s the same as in the - double string word you copied. - 2 vowels - sound etc - your own ideas THEN Cover your work with this card.
Try to ‘see’ the word in your head again and write it in the next column.
Lift the card. Check your spelling.
If it’s right, tick () the next column.
If it’s wrong, cross it out, look carefully at the correct spelling again, then cover and write in the next column.
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