SPELLING TIPS FOR KIDS WITH ADHD
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Each year people ask about spelling hints. It's a huge deal for kids - especially throughout elementary school. Here are some hints - new and old. And note that there's a link to even more at the end of the section:
~Go outside and spell while swinging - one letter on back, the next on front. (In this weather, you might need to use a rocking chair inside!)
~Spell the word on a large index card using a different colored marker for each syllable.
~Put the spelling to music. Like "J-E-L-L-O" or "B-O-L-O-G-N-A". (This works for locker combinations, too, and important phone numbers.)
~Try the "sail" method, in which you write the word on lines, adding a letter on each until it is done (and looks like a sail):
b
br
bri
brin
bring
~Fill a gallon sized zip lock bag with a small layer of liquid tempera paint, close it and write a word on the bag.
~You spell the word out loud, and have your child tell you which word you're spelling.
~Practice writing and saying common suffixes by themselves without the word: ing, ion, tion, ed.
~Use sign language to spell.
~Let your child use a voice recorder to record the spelling and then listen to her own voice.
~Use play-dough to spell out the words.
~Use an electronic dictionary.
There are more hints at www.adhd-inattentive.com
Each year people ask about spelling hints. It's a huge deal for kids - especially throughout elementary school. Here are some hints - new and old. And note that there's a link to even more at the end of the section:
~Go outside and spell while swinging - one letter on back, the next on front. (In this weather, you might need to use a rocking chair inside!)
~Spell the word on a large index card using a different colored marker for each syllable.
~Put the spelling to music. Like "J-E-L-L-O" or "B-O-L-O-G-N-A". (This works for locker combinations, too, and important phone numbers.)
~Try the "sail" method, in which you write the word on lines, adding a letter on each until it is done (and looks like a sail):
b
br
bri
brin
bring
~Fill a gallon sized zip lock bag with a small layer of liquid tempera paint, close it and write a word on the bag.
~You spell the word out loud, and have your child tell you which word you're spelling.
~Practice writing and saying common suffixes by themselves without the word: ing, ion, tion, ed.
~Use sign language to spell.
~Let your child use a voice recorder to record the spelling and then listen to her own voice.
~Use play-dough to spell out the words.
~Use an electronic dictionary.
There are more hints at www.adhd-inattentive.com
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