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This video has kids practice blending sounds sound by sound where they blend the first two sounds first, and then the next sounds. Many kids who struggle to blend words, especially those with ending blends, find this method helpful. ...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words with 'kn' representing the 'n' phoneme. Key learning points: - 'kn' can be a representation of the 'n' phoneme. - The representation 'kn' is usually found at the start of a word. - How to spell the common...

Pupil outcome: I can read and spell words containing the three most common representations of the ‘oa’ phoneme: ‘oa’, ‘ow’ and ‘o-e’. Key learning points: - ‘ow’ is a representation of the 'oa' phoneme that often comes at the end of a...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words with 'mb' representing the 'm' phoneme. Key learning points: - mb' can be a representation of the 'm' phoneme. - The representation 'mb' is often found at the end of a word, such as climb. - How to spell...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing the three most common representations of the oa’ phoneme: ‘oa’, ‘ow’ and ‘o-e’. Key learning points: - ‘ow’ is a representation of the 'oa' phoneme that often comes at the end of a word. -...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing two representations of the ‘s’ phoneme: 'se' and 'ce'. Key learning points: - 'ce' is sometimes used to represent the 's' phoneme at the end of a word. - 'se' is sometimes used to represent the...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words like want, watch, wander and squash. Key learning points: - 'a' is the most common spelling for the 'o' phoneme after 'w' and 'qu'. - How to spell the common exception words: other, mother, brother,...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words with 'gn' representing the 'n' phoneme. Key learning points: - 'gn' can be a representation of the 'n' phoneme. - The representation 'gn' is usually found at the start or end of a word. - How to spell the...

Pupil outcome: I can spell a range of words using the letter string ‘ie’. Key learning points: - There are many ways to spell the ‘ee’ sound, including ‘ee’, ‘ea’, ‘e-e’, ‘e’, ‘y’, ‘ey’, ‘ie’ and ‘ei’. - The rule ‘i before e except after...

Pupil outcome: I can read and spell words containing the three most common representations of the ‘ay’ phoneme: ‘ay’, ‘ai’ and ‘a-e’. Key learning points: - How to spell the common exception words: all, ball and call. - ‘ai’ is a...

Pupil outcome: I can recognise when words might be spelt with the letter strings 'ough' and 'au'. Key learning points: - The 'ough' spelling can make a variety of sounds. - The 'au' spelling can make a variety of sounds. - When you hear...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using ‘ie’ or ‘ei’ to make the ‘ee’ sound. Key learning points: - There are many ways to spell the ‘ee’ sound. ‘ee’, ‘ea’ and ‘e-e’ are the most common. - The spellings ‘e’, ‘y’, ‘ey’, ‘ie’ and ‘ei’ are...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words with the 'ee' sound spelt 'ei'. Key learning points: - The 'ee' sound spelt 'ei' generally comes after the letter 'c' (deceive) or at the beginning of a word (either) - Exceptions include: protein,...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words and exceptions using ‘ie’ or ‘ei’ to make the ‘ee’ sound. Key learning points: - There are many ways to spell the ‘ee’ sound, including ‘ee’, ‘ea’, ‘e-e’, ‘e’, ‘y’, ‘ey’, ‘ie’ and ‘ei’. - The rule ‘i...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words with silent letters ‘b’, ‘w’, ‘k’ and ‘g’. Key learning points: - The spelling of words with 'silent letters' often reflects old pronunciation. - How to spell words using 'mb', 'wr', 'kn' and 'gn'. - How...

Pupil outcome: I can spell a range of words using the letter string ‘ei’.

Key learning po
ints:
- There are many ways to spell the ‘ee’ sound, including ‘ee’, ‘ea’, ‘e-e’, ‘e’, ‘y’, ‘ey’, ‘ie’
and ‘ei’.
- The rule ‘i...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words that contain the silent letters 'b', 'k', 'g', 'w' and 't'. Key learning points: - A silent 'b' generally comes towards the end of a word and next to a 't' or after the letter 'm'. - A silent 'w' might...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words with the 'ee' sound spelt 'ie'. Key learning points: - There are many ways to spell the ‘ee’ sound. ‘ee’, ‘ea’ and ‘e-e’ are the most common. - Most words follow the rule: 'i' before 'e' except after 'c'...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words with the ‘ay’ sound using ‘ei' or 'ea'. Key learning points: - Common spellings for the 'ay' phoneme are 'ay', 'a-e' and 'ai'. - Alternative and rarer spellings for the 'ay' phoneme are 'ei', 'eigh',...

Pupil outcome: I can recognise when words might be spelt with the letter strings 'ou', 'ear' and 'ice'. Key learning points: - The 'ou' spelling can make the sounds 'or', 'u', 'ow' and 'oo'. - The 'ear' spelling can make the sounds...

Pupil outcome: I can identify words that contain ‘silent letters’. Key learning points: - The spelling 'mb' is often found at the end of a word, such as climb. - The spelling 'kn' is usually found at the start of a word. - The spelling...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing the same and different sounds. Key learning points: - Some sounds can be represented by a number of different spellings e.g. the /ee/ sound. - The same spellings can represent more than one...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing the three most common representations of the 'ee' phoneme: 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e'. Key learning points: - 'ee' and 'ea' are common spellings of the 'ee' phoneme. - e-e' is a representation of the...