English Spelling & Word Study Procedural 6–9 yrs

Alternative Spellings for Sounds

音素的替代拼写方式

Description

Spell words using alternative grapheme choices for known phonemes, learning new spellings for sounds already encountered (e.g., /ɔ:/ as 'a' before ll, /ʌ/ as 'o', words ending -tion), including distinguishing common homophones

Mastery Evidence

✓ Spell 'ball', 'call', 'walk' using alternative grapheme /ɔ:/ as 'a' before ll
✓ Distinguish homophones in writing: 'there/their/they’re', 'here/hear', 'quite/quiet'
✓ Spell words ending in -tion correctly: 'station', 'fiction', 'motion'

Assessment Prompt

When your child writes and comes across a word where the same sound can be spelled different ways — like "see" and "sea" — do they know which spelling to use?