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About Read Write Inc. Spelling

In a nutshell

Read Write Inc. Spelling is a 15-minutes-a-day programme for Years 2 to 6 (P3-7).  

It teaches spelling cumulatively and systematically with deliberate, focused practice, building on the teaching strategies and spelling activities from Read Write Inc. Phonics.   

Why is Read Write Inc. Spelling so successful? 

  • The programme is constructed around direct teaching and consolidated through partner practice.
  • Snappy 15-minute lessons mean you can fit the programme into your timetable when it suits you. 
  • Children learn the routines for each spelling activity so they can then focus on what matters most – learning to spell. 
  • Little planning is needed. Teachers use an engaging Practice Zone to teach new concepts.
  • Children practise using partner and team practice, for example, the popular ‘Four-in-a-row’ game and ‘Team Teach’.
  • Assessment is built into each weekly unit so you know which spelling concepts children need to revise. 

The programme’s core activities teach: 

  • alternative spellings of vowels 
  • alternative spellings of consonants 
  • homophones 
  • the impact of adding prefixes and suffixes to root words 
  • spelling plural nouns 
  • ‘silent’ letters 
  • unusual letter strings 
  • word families. 

It includes all the spelling requirements of the English National Curriculum. 

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