We may have all seen some word wall or another which contains words that have to be memorized or learned by heart because they are irregular. Some of the supposed irregular words include: have, give, said, they, come, their, and one. They are considered irregular because there appears to be a mismatch between their spellings... Continue Reading →
C for chair and S for shoe: Understanding the difference between graphemes and letters
<b> <c> <ch> <d> <f> <g> <gh> <h> <j> <k> <kn-> <l> <m> <n> <-ng> <p> <ph> <r> <s> <sh> <t> <th> <u>* <v> <w> <y>* <z> <-ck> <-dg(e)> <-tch> <x> <qu> <wh-> <gu> <-ugh> <wr> <rh> <ai>/<ay> <au>/<aw> <ea> <ee> <ei>/<ey> <eu>/<ew> <ie> ... Continue Reading →
Clues of History Buried in “Friend”
Fri + day --> Friday Fri + end --> friend Fri (e) nd --> friend Friend is one the most frequently misspelled words: misspelled by both children and adults alike. Why is that? Why do children have difficulty learning the correct spelling of a word they know so well and use so often both in... Continue Reading →
Good Writing Requires More Than Creativity
Both models represent the same information: the structure of language. However, each model creates a different mental picture because the visuals are different. The first model divides the structure of language into three broad components - pronunciation, grammar, meaning - before subdividing each component into two aspects. The units of language gets larger as you... Continue Reading →
Why ‘privilege’ and not ‘priviledge’?
Does any of you have a word that you constantly misspell no matter how many times you look up the correct spelling? I have had a few of such words and one of the most memorable for me is the word ‘privilege’. The first time I became aware of my problem with that word I... Continue Reading →
