Spelling it Rightmem1
This is the most useful strategy you will ever learn
for memorizing new
words:
LOOK
THINK
COVER
WRITE
CHECK
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Remembering how to spell new words
(It would be useful to print this page for
future reference) When you come across a new word
ALWAYS use the LOOK - THINK - COVER - WRITE
- CHECK method to memorize it. No doubt you learned this trick
in your early school days but it will be just as useful
when you are twenty-six as when you were six!
- LOOK carefully at the new word. How can you
break it into
smaller bits? Do any of the smaller bits remind you of the
patterns of letters from other words?
- THINK about the parts of the words which might
cause
problems - double letters for instance, or a vowel that isn't
pronounced as you would expect.
- COVER the word and close your eyes. Try to see it
in your
mind's eye.
- WRITE the word down without looking back.
- CHECK to see if you're right. If not, look
carefully
at where you went wrong and try
again. More Hot
Tips * Whenever you have to copy a new word
from the blackboard, from a book, or from the dictionary,
always try to write the whole word in one
go. Don't keep looking back after every few letters.
* Try finger-writing: while you're THINKing
about the word, pretend to write it with your finger, on
your desk or on your hand.
Now look at mem2
worksheet for an example of using LOOK - THINK- COVER -
WRITE - CHECK |
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