Learn Tricky Words With Long Sounds & Middle Phonic Sounds ‘ar’, ‘oo’, ‘ai’ - Teacher Notes

Teacher notes for an engaging spelling resource aimed at children aged 7-11 years highlight the fun approach to learning tricky words with long and middle phonic sounds. The resource features a series of 12 graded spelling challenges that focus on words and sound patterns which often cause difficulties for learners. Through these challenges, such as 'Do I Like To Be Beside The Sea?' and 'In The Afternoon', students practice words beginning with 'be', words with long vowel sounds like the 'a' in 'spade', and words with middle phonic sounds 'ar', 'oo', and 'ai'. The magic 'e' and its effect on preceding vowels is also addressed within the exercises.

The learning experience is made enjoyable with the help of Zoggy, a quirky alien character who brings fun into spelling with his cartoons, messages to his home planet, Zen, and memorable rhymes and mnemonics. These work packs encourage a multisensory approach to spelling, which includes saying the word, repeating rhymes, sounding it out, reading, writing, and finally covering the word and spelling it again. This method allows children to use whichever strategy works best for them, ensuring a personalised and effective learning process. The overall goal is to help children enjoy spelling and to embed these 'tricky words' firmly into their memory.