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Spelling Game - Jail

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Clare Hartnett

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Date Posted: 03:24:39 11/24/10 Wed

Whilst working with my child one of his biggest hurdles of course is spelling. We invented a new game for spelling called Jail. Each time we find a word that is challenging we place it on a jail list and I select four words at a time and place them on postcards in clear text. On top of each word I place ten dots and each day I ask him to write this word that is in jail. In the event he gets it wrong I immediately show him the card and the correct spelling. Once he has completed ten correct spellings of the word I remove the card and introduce a new word from the jail list. I have noticed that after ten days he is able to write the word and feel this information has been firmly imbedded in his long term memory.

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