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How to Support Your Child with Spelling – Even If You're Not Confident Yourself

Helping your child with spelling can feel overwhelming, especially if you're not confident in your own abilities. That said, spelling remains an essential skill and supporting your child doesn’t require you to be an expert. Whether you're unsure of spelling rules or have struggled with spelling yourself, you can still be a positive influence in your child's learning. In this blog, we’ll discuss simple and effective strategies that will help you assist your child with spelling, even if you feel uncertain. Understanding the Challenges of Supporting Spelling Parents often feel uncertain when it comes to spelling because of the complexity of the English language, wh...

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Your Spelling Homework Checklist: How to Support Your Child’s Success

Helping your child with their spelling homework can be a rewarding experience and, with a little guidance, you can make the process both effective and enjoyable. Begin by checking out our new video guide for parents, which is designed to help you get acquainted with Spellzone and make the most of the resources available. Once you're up to speed, these tips will help you support your child's spelling journey: 1. Review Goals and Homework Understand Teacher’s Goals: Take a moment to discuss the spelling goals set by your child’s teacher. Knowing what’s expected will help you provide the right support.   Explore Spellzone Homework: Get familia...

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How to Use Spelling Flashcards Effectively

Flashcards are a great tool for learning and memorising information, especially when it comes to spelling. Whether you're helping a student improve their spelling or working on your own, flashcards make it easy to practise and remember the correct spelling of words. In this blog post, we'll show you how to use spelling flashcards effectively, so you can get the most out of your practice sessions. Create Your Flashcards Before you start, gather the materials you’ll need: Materials: -Index cards or small pieces of card/paper: These will be your flashcards. -Pens or markers: Use these to write the words, definitions, and sentences. -Printed labels (opt...

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Creative Approaches to Spelling Homework: Ideas for Parents and Teachers

Welcome to Spellzone! As a parent or teacher, you know that helping students with spelling homework can sometimes feel like a challenge. In this blog post, we'll explore some creative ideas for spelling homework that will keep students motivated and excited about learning. Create Spelling Word Art: Encourage students to transform their spelling words into works of art. Write each word in a different font or style, then decorate the page with illustrations or designs related to its meaning. This activity will allow students to tap into their creativity while also reinforcing spelling skills.   Spelling Scavenger Hunt: Turn spelling practice into an adventure by organis...

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"Thank goodness for Spellzone during this remote learning phase. The site is easy for students to navigate independently and they're really enjoying the activities and spelling games. You get an awful lot for your money with Spellzone. Really reassuring is the very prompt response with helpdesk queries. I've very rarely needed the helpdesk, but when I have, the issue has been addressed and sorted within a very short time."

Sarah Taggart, Oasis Academy Lord's Hill