Spelling Strategies: Phonemic Sounds and Chunking

Spelling Strategies:

Phonemic Sounds and Chunking

By Mr. Phillips

1. Say the word.

2. Listen to the sounds you hear.

3. Write the letters that make those sounds.​

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It takes some practice. You can do it!

Using Phonics

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• Listen to the audio.

• Type the word you hear.

• These are all made up words.​

Let's do one together.

1. Say the word.

2. Break the word into smaller parts.

3. Write each part of the word.

4. Sometimes, you might even hear a part you already know how to spell.​

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It takes some practice. You can do it!

Chunking

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• Listen to the audio.

• Choose the correct chunking.

Let's do one together.

Multiple Choice

How can we chunk this word?

• de-ter-mined

• d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d

• de-ter-mi-n-e-d

You're getting this. Keep going!

Let's try a few more.

Multiple Choice

How can we chunk this word?

• p-ro-a-ctive

• proacti-ve

• pro-ac-tive

Multiple Choice

How can we chunk this word?

• ir-re-spon-si-ble

• irrespon-sible

• i-rr-esponsib-le

• We can't chunk it.

Multiple Choice

How can we chunk this word?

• c-o-u-r-a-g-e-o-u-s

• cour-age-ous

• You can't chunk this word.