Memorizing the Spelling of 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, on your hand, or even better according to some experts, on a sheet of sandpaper!
- 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, on your hand, or even better according to some experts, on a sheet of sandpaper!
Now look at an example
of using LOOK - THINK- COVER -
WRITE - CHECK
Now look at an example of using LOOK - THINK- COVER -
WRITE - CHECK
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books available from Amazon. Roger.
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Spelling it Right
 Roger Smith
This is the most useful strategy you will ever learn
for memorizing new words:
LOOK
THINK
COVER
WRITE
CHECK
This is the most useful strategy you will ever learn
for memorizing new words:
LOOK
THINK
COVER
WRITE
CHECK
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