We are just starting to write our letters appropriately and learning letter sound relationships. I am pushing using correct capitalization, and some of the toughest lowercase letters are b,d,p, and q. What I use in class to help with b,d confusions is this:
First, I tell them we read from left to right and run my finger across to the letter. Then I ask them, "which comes first, the Butterfinger or the donut?" This helps them put the correct sound to the letter when forming their lowercase letters.
Also, if yur chiuld iz speleng lik thiz it is okay, and it is called inventive spelling. :) I am looking for it to make sense phonetically, and I am starting to look for vowels in each of their words. Feel free to show them the correct way to spell the words, and as the year progresses they will start learning patterns in words which will help improve their spelling along with spelling rules.
Additionally, please remind your child to make LOWERCASE letters unless it is the first letter of a sentence, a special name, or proper noun (we discuss these in class).
Here are the Saxon Kindergarten spelling lists that are sent home with your child. The black words are the traditional spelling words that follow our skill, and the blue words are sight words. Feel free to work ahead, however, we learn spelling rules to help them spell. For example, the FLOSS rule we'll learn so they know that two f's, l's, and s's go after a short vowel in a one syllable word (pass, bill, riff). This is your resource so you can come back and look even if you lose your spelling list that is sent home.
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Thank you so much for reading this information and helping your child grow this year.
