Why and how should you implement a whole-school spelling policy?

Research suggests that schools which adopt a whole-school spelling policy can improve the rate at which their pupils progress in spelling by responding to the demands of the English Programmes of Study more effectively.

A whole-school spelling policy ensures that teachers and pupils are prepared for the teaching and learning stages ahead, encouraging swift but sensible progression.

Further to this, it ensures that the marking and feedback of pupils’ spelling is consistent, making it easier to develop and implement a unified tracking approach to the pupils’ progress.

Lead researcher, Rich Procter, a University of Bedfordshire PhD student, suggests that a whole-school spelling policy can be achieved by starting with the Spelling Appendix of the National Curriculum in Key Stage one and sharing the teaching of spelling with a wider range of curricular areas at Key Stage two.

The Foundation and Key Stage 1 Spelling Programme (based on DFES – Letters & Sounds) consists of eight Spelling Practice Activity Books and a Weekly Spelling Lists resource which start from the 100 high-frequency words in the Letters and Sounds Appendix.

Following on from this is our Key Stage 2 Spelling Programme which consists of a Weekly Spelling Lists resource, four Spelling Practice Activity Books, three Spelling Practice Activity Books for revision and two Spelling Practice Activity Books for extension.

Within the programmes are diagnostic tests for assessment, record sheets, vocabulary development work, games, dictionary work, personal spelling logs, supplementary lists which encourage repetition for less able pupils, and a number of extension tasks for gifted and talented pupils.

All the resources are photocopiable, and free sample pages for each resource are available from our website.

To see the full range of resources which make up the Foundation and Key Stage 1 Spelling Programme click here.

And to see the full range of resources which make up the Key Stage 2 Spelling Programme click here.

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