Fixing Common Spelling Mistakes

I'm making a list of words for my seven year old twins I find in their school work and journals of common words they misspell. Then they practice these words by mixing up magnetic letters and putting the words back together. Their lists are put on the refrigerator to see everyday. I also have them write the words correctly.

I think this is a good way to learn to spell words before a wrong spelling is practiced too many times. My son wants to know when he can get a word off the list. I should make a plan for that I guess. I'm thinking of making a monthly list, taking a test, and starting a new list every month. If a word is missed, it gets added to the next month's list.

Here are the words we added today.

These are the spellings I found.



These are the correct spellings.

Here are their lists for the refrigerator.



Fixing Common Spelling Mistakes

Common Two Letter Phonogram Video

Beginning readers need to learn letter and vowel sounds to read. The individual sounds of language and the letters that represent these sounds are called phonograms. 

Here's a video I found with the following phonograms. (ee, ea, sh, ch, oo, oo, ou, ar, or, ir, ow, oy, oa, ow, ay, ai)


You can print common two letter phonograms on heavy paper to make your own flashcards.

Visit this link to find free phonogram flashcards to print.

You may want to print your cards on heavy weight paper and use the directions on this page to cut your flashcards.

You will need to cut half an inch off the top and bottom to make the flashcards a uniform size.

When you cut 1/2 inch off the bottom, your paper should be 10 inches long.

Next you cut 2 inch strips.

Cut them in half at 4 1/4 inches.

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Common Two Letter Phonogram Video