English // Spelling & Word Study

Spelling from Dictation

Write simple sentences from memory when dictated by the teacher, applying taught GPCs, spelling rules, and common exception words

Ages
5 to 8
Type
Method
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Standards
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Quick check

If you read a sentence out loud to the learner and ask them to write it down, can they spell the words correctly and put the letters in the right order?

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Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

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  • Write a dictated sentence using phonically plausible spellings
  • Include correct spelling of taught exception words in dictation
  • Apply sentence punctuation in dictated writing

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Where this fits

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  • RequiredMust come first
  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

Before this

4 topics
  • Segmenting words into soundsRequired

    Spelling & Word Study // Ages 4 to 7

    Dictation requires spelling ability

  • Phonics VocabularyRequired

    Spelling & Word Study // Ages 4 to 7

    Applying taught GPCs in dictation requires understanding what a GPC is

  • Starting and Ending SentencesRequired

    Grammar & Punctuation // Ages 5 to 8

    Dictation requires punctuation knowledge

  • Tricky wordsHelpful

    Spelling & Word Study // Ages 5 to 8

    Exception words appear in dictation

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Spelling from Dictation

Ages 5 to 8 // Method

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Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

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The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
Eng/KS1/Y2/S/4Eng_LKS2_Write_Trans_Spell_6Eng_Y1_WT_10

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