We use Spelling Shed at Bunscoill Rhumsaa; its a whole school scheme of work for spelling which provides full coverage of the National Curriculum (England) expectations for spelling, covering the age-appropriate word lists and spelling rules. The scheme ensures great coverage and practise using a wide variety of exciting activities, both in class and online, and features discrete spelling lessons each week for every class which follow on smoothly from our school's phonics programme.
What's more, using Spelling Shed fits in beautifully with our Visible Learning approach; each week the children take a 'cold test' with that week's spelling list, and then a 'hot test' at the end of a week's worth of input and practice - where children can really see the improvement they have made through their hard work!
- A complete scheme of work organised into 36 weekly word lists for each year group, embedding logical progression and review;
- Discrete, teacher-led lessons, teaching slides and worksheets aid the delivery of the spelling objectives;
- Children enjoy playing the game and practise their spellings more regularly which brings success for everyone to celebrate;
- Full data tracking allows teachers to see at a glance how often children are practising and view their progress and attainment;
- The complete curriculum resource allows the teaching and practising of spellings in class, remotely or used as a hybrid teaching and learning solution.