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I just gave these suggestions to some parents.

HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD MASTER SPELLINGS 

  •       Put up new words written clearly on cards on the wall . 

  •       Ask child to jumble new words.
       This will help her to KNOW the letters in the word. 

  •       Make a list of correct and incorrect spellings.
       Ask child to encircle the correct word.
      This will help her to scrutinize  the word carefully–thereby        she   observes it closely,and remembers it better. 

  •       Use new words in your daily conversation.
       This promotes familiarity. 

  •    Please add your ideas.

  1. July 9, 2007 at 4:48 pm | #1

    Keep a dictionary close by. Learn a word a day.

  2. July 9, 2007 at 5:00 pm | #2

    that was what my father prescribed.

  3. July 9, 2007 at 5:07 pm | #3

    A man of letters I presume!

  4. July 10, 2007 at 10:17 am | #4

    pronounce a word syllable by syllable, it makes things easier. trying to associate the closeness between similar-sounding words… that works too.

  5. neela
    July 11, 2007 at 5:13 am | #5

    I liked the second one very much ,mouna.Kids associate sounds and words well.
    It is fun too.

  6. July 11, 2007 at 6:00 am | #6

    Very nice.

  7. July 11, 2007 at 10:44 am | #7

    I modified the “anthakashari” and played that game with my junior. It goes some thing like this..

    I say the word BAT, junior makes a word starting with T len TEN, I continue N for Nose…. it was full fun and I carefully explained meanings of those words to son and context. He went on playing till we ran out of words mostly starting with E and Y!!

    cheers
    mohan!

  8. July 11, 2007 at 2:39 pm | #8

    Wow! That’s an awesome game GMP!

  9. July 11, 2007 at 2:55 pm | #9

    mohan, word building is indeed an amazing game. i play it to this day.

  10. neela
    July 12, 2007 at 7:56 am | #10

    mohan, Vagz and I play it while travelling in the train too and gradually the other passengers join in too…

  11. July 15, 2007 at 3:28 pm | #11

    Pleees help mi, ai am bad at speling inglish wards

  12. neela
    July 16, 2007 at 4:37 am | #12

    :)

    :)

  13. July 16, 2007 at 4:33 pm | #13

    “Vagz and I play it while travelling in the train too and gradually the other passengers join in too… ”

    Trust me, I won’t be around in the same coach if you’re gonna make a journey a word building exercise… there are fun things happening outside!

    Just kidding… I never knew train passengers had a way with words… I thought most of them were wayward (pun definitely intended!)

  14. July 17, 2007 at 3:13 am | #14

    Hi…..This is my first visit to your blog. I say learnt a lot with this post and comments. I will try implementing them when I teach them to my boy. Sharing views helps a lot……..

  15. neela
    July 17, 2007 at 3:49 pm | #15

    welcome to blue wheel,lakshmiji.

  16. July 17, 2007 at 4:52 pm | #16

    Ooooo… someone has ignored my comment:) Lollll
    And I religious visit this blog even though I never contribute anything on mine… boooo hooooooooooooooo:(

  17. July 18, 2007 at 10:22 am | #17

    boo hoo…
    me too!!
    no new releases…
    I saw your second commentreg. my father and didnt react…because taliking about my father brings tears to my eyes..
    the third comment was addressed to GMP
    the fourth one was not commented upon.Sorry.
    Now:
    pun too good.Reg. word games being duller than fun things happening outside…. I can only say..You haven’t travelled with Vagz!!
    he won’t let your attention waver when he is bookless.Period.

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