Learning how to spell words

Each day we practice new letter sounds.  We are learning how to spell and read words.  One strategy that I use for spelling is "Say It, Tap It, Map It, Read It".  I dictate a word.  Students repeat the word.  We tap the sounds in the word and then we "map" each sound into a sound box to spell and then read the word. 

It's important that students can hear each sound in a word and then correctly match the sound to the letter the sound represents.

I am seeing so much growth, every single day!