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Multisensory Monday- Wormy Red Words (Sight Words)

Multisensory Monday- Wormy Red Words (Sight Words)

Posted by Samantha Brooks on 29th May 2017

My students always benefit from Red Word (Sight Word) practice. This activity uses a multisensory approach that helps strengthen long-term memory recall. It’s inexpensive and easy to put togethe … read more

Spelling with -ist and -est: Multisensory Monday

Posted by Brainspring on 28th Mar 2016

Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday Sarah’s Spelling School. Today’s rule for -ist and -est depends on the type of word, not a certain feature of the word like most of the other ru … read more

Silent E with Suffixes- Multisensory Monday

Posted by Brainspring on 22nd Feb 2016

Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday Sarah’s Spelling Rule. Today we go over the 2nd of the Three Great Spelling Rules: Silent E plus a Suffix. (In case you missed it, Spelling School wi … read more

When to Add -es: Multisensory Monday

Posted by Brainspring on 15th Feb 2016

Hi everyone, It’s time for another edition of  Multisensory Monday Sarah’s Spelling School. When do you need to add -es to make a plural? Most words are made plural by simply adding an -s, … read more

-dge Spelling Rule- Multisensory Monday

Posted by Brainspring on 8th Feb 2016

Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday Sarah’s Spelling School! This week we go over the rule for spelling with -dge.  I often teach -dge right after teaching -tch because the rules are the … read more