Spelling from Dictation
Write simple sentences from memory when dictated by the teacher, applying taught GPCs, spelling rules, and common exception words
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If you read a sentence out loud to your child and ask them to write it down, can they spell the words correctly and put the letters in the right order?
Write simple sentences from memory when dictated by the teacher, applying taught GPCs, spelling rules, and common exception words
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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
“If you read a sentence out loud to your child and ask them to write it down, can they spell the words correctly and put the letters in the right order?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Spelling & Word Study
- Age range
- Ages 5–8
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