Never pass a word to a second child. Each child must spell, with help if necessary, every word that is dictated to him.
For written review, dictate any words from the series represented in the review lesson. Return again and again to these review lessons.
Seat Work
Have the children copy the words and under each write one or more words in the same family. Thus:
| run | me | play | fly | and |
| fun | be | hay | try | band |
Reviews of Sight Words
Use these reviews for oral spelling matches and for written tests. Keep records of these written tests. There are 36 sight words assigned to the first year.
The following chart is simple and effective in keeping a record of these tests.
Spelling Chart
We can spell: