Every child has a gift within themselves and spelling keywords properly
is also a gift which can be learned with proper guidance and training. In this
blog I have discussed various ways through which children can be taught
spellings through tutoring.
I have discussed a lot of
different methods of teaching innovatively for English in my previous blog
titled “Determining
a breakthrough teaching mechanism for English online tutors”. You can read
about the different innovative methods that can be applied while teaching
English to children by copying and pasting the link given above to a separate
browser. Now you might be wondering what is so different about this blog
anyways because I have already discussed about different innovative methods in
English language in my previous write-up. But today this write-up is on a
different subject. I will speak about a very difficult scenario for tutors especially when it comes
to teaching those children who are not very good at learning spellings for English
language. Now I know that you might be wondering that there are so many blogs
on the same topic available on the net and what is so different in this blog. I
will explain that in a minute or so but first of all let me tell you that
spelling skills cannot be learned in a day or two and need to be practiced for
a longer time to make the child expert in spelling keywords correctly. Children
usually lose their focus and mix up different letters while spelling them or
they find it difficult to spell the word correctly despite lot of effort and
concentration on their part. But the good news is that with practice and hard
work proficiency can be developed in this area that can help children spell
even difficult words with ease.
Now let me enumerate different
ways that can help you make children learn spellings through tutoring:
- Ask the child to repeat the spelling of the keyword several times: I now recall my childhood days and remember that whenever I had some problems in any subject during my secondary education I used to go to my father and ask him to help me out with that subject. The only thing he used to tell me was to repeat the questions and answers several times, retaining a significant line in between and then asking them questions based on the line. In the end I had to tell him that I have understood everything and used to work on the subject myself.
In similar way,
ask the child to repeat the spelling of the keyword several times loudly; and
then try to write it about 10 times without looking at the reference book. This
way the child will increase their grasping power, and retain the spelling for a
longer period of time.
- Develop sentences based on the keyword
and use sentences from that word: Now this strategy is quite useful
when there are two words which are pronounced the same way like: seen and
scene. Here the word “C” is silent in scene, hence; it is very important
to make the child understand the difference between the two words by
explaining that seen means to perceive with the eyes; while scene is a place,
with the people, objects, and events in it, regarded as having a
particular character or making a particular impression. After
making the child understand the difference; form sentences based on the
keyword. Like for example; today I have seen a scene from a play on Julius
Caesar in theatre. This way the child will try to recognize the difference
between the two words. This activity is particularly important to clear
confusion from the minds of the child. Always try to use different examples
for similar keywords for example; there, their, they’re and explain the
meaning of each of these keywords properly so that the child is not
confused while spelling these words.
- Do a mock spelling test: For similar pronunciations of
different words, say the word loudly in front of the child and then give
them hints about the association of the keyword with different parts of
speech for example; adjective, noun, verb, adverb etc. Then use the
keyword in a sentence; and ask them to repeat the sentence loudly by repeating
the keyword. This is particularly useful for children who find it
difficult to write or read. This method can also eliminate the test
anxiety amongst children.
If you find that the child has
progressed a lot while taking their test; praise them, and always encourage
them to do better. Increase their self-confidence by giving them incentives;
whenever they spell a particular keyword properly. This way they will be
encouraged to give their best; and it will be more like a playtime for them.
Also maintain a scorecard and show it to them regularly; so that they can get
positive vibes from it. They can then approach the next spell test with
confidence.
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