For students with lower scores in Spelling
Why is it important?
For children with poor spelling skills, traditional repetition can be monotonous and ineffective. Visualisation engages the brain differently by tapping into its ability to remember images. This method is particularly useful for children with dyslexia or working memory challenges because it reduces the cognitive load of sounding out each letter and focuses instead on the whole word.
How to do it
Prepare the Word: Write the word clearly on a piece of paper, whiteboard, or screen in a large, easy-to-read font. Use colours to highlight tricky parts, such as “separate” with the “a” in red.
Look and Picture: Ask them to study the word for a few seconds and then close their eyes. Encourage them to picture the entire word in their mind’s eye.
Enhance the Image: Guide them to change the word's colour, size, or style in their mind. For example, they might imagine “necessary” in bold green with the "ss" underlined.
Highlight the Difficult Parts: Focus attention on specific problem areas. For instance, in “friend,” they could picture the “ie” in a different colour to avoid misspelling it as “freind.”
Write it Down: Have them write the word from memory. If they struggle, let them check the original and refine their mental image.
Reinforce: Repeat this process several times over a week to build lasting recall.
A Little Tip!
For younger students, combine visualisation with a physical activity, like “writing” the word in the air or on sand. For older students, they can use a small whiteboard to write and rewrite while picturing the word mentally.
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