Spelling - Home learning - Sound au

The home learning activities are centred around the sound 'au', providing children with a variety of exercises to help them master spelling words that contain this particular phoneme. The differentiated spelling lists include words such as 'fault', 'sauce', 'maul', 'dinosaur', 'fraud', 'August', 'haul', 'author', 'vault', and 'launch', with 'astronaut' presented as a challenge word. These lists are designed to cater to different learning levels and also offer blank boxes for any additional words that may be deemed necessary for the children to practice.

One of the key techniques employed in this home learning resource is the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check' method, which encourages independent learning and self-assessment. Children are instructed to look at the word, say it aloud, cover it, attempt to write it from memory, and then check their attempt against the original spelling, making corrections if needed. This process is repeated for each word in the list. Additionally, the 'Read and Match' activity asks children to match words to pictures, enhancing their understanding of the word meanings, and prompts them to use one of the words in a sentence of their own creation. Another engaging task is distinguishing between real and nonsense words containing the 'au' sound, further reinforcing their phonemic awareness and spelling skills.