Let’s Practice Spelling (Pack 1) 9-12 years - Teacher Notes

'Let's Practice Spelling (Pack 1)' is a collection of spelling test workbooks designed for children aged between 9 to 12 years, providing an excellent resource for parents and educators to help students enhance their spelling skills. These workbooks are crafted to align with the standards of the National Curriculum and are specifically modelled after the spelling tests taken by 11-year-olds during their S.A.T.S. The selection of words within each workbook is deliberate, ensuring they are representative of the types of spellings that children are expected to know at the ages of 10 and 11.

The workbooks encompass a range of spelling challenges that include a variety of linguistic features such as prefixes, suffixes, and silent letters. Students will encounter homophones, which are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings, as well as words with the soft 'g' sound as in 'ge', 'gi', and 'gy'. They will also practice spellings with different endings like '...able', '...ible', and '...ure', as well as words containing tricky letter combinations such as 'ei', 'eigh', 'ey'. The workbooks also address word endings like 'ant', 'ence', 'ancy', 'ent', 'ably', 'ibly', 'tion', 'sion', 'ssion', and 'cian', providing comprehensive coverage of key spelling patterns to bolster the students' literacy foundation.