Spelling rules for Reading Tools

Spelling rules can be used as reading tools because spelling skills support reading skills.

Here are seven reasons spelling skills support reading skills.

1. Words consist of sounds.

2. Each letter in our alphabet represents a distinct sound.

3. To spell, students must hear spoken sounds and "see" them as printed letters.

4. To read, students must see printed letters and "hear" them as spoken sounds.

5. Spelling requires students to listen and to think carefully about alphabetical sounds.

6. Spelling is best because it limits the tendency to guess.

7. Spelling makes students bright because it teaches them to read and write by focusing on sounds instead of sight.

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