Spelling
it Right
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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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