Creating Learning Partners: A facilitator’s guide for training effective adult literacy tutors

Option 2 Use of handout, practice
Why choose this option? Use this option to teach the See, Say and Spell technique. This popular, multisensory technique is often easy to master. Materials and equipment Handout 8.7: See, Say and Spell or another handout describing a similar technique (there are many versions of this technique). Tutor’s spelling list from the How do you learn to spell activity or a few incorrectly spelled words of your choice Preparation Copy handout. STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS Ask tutors to pull out their spelling list from the How do you learn to spell activity. Tell them to choose one word that they had trouble with to use for this exercise. You can also just give a few sample incorrectly spelled words and their correct version. Give out handout. Go over the instructions. Each tutor should follow the instructions on the handout using the word they have picked. For See, Say and Spell, have tutors work alone. Point out that the See, Say and Spell approach uses the technique of visualization. Also mention that visualization is difficult for some learners.

Option 2 Use of handout, practice

Why choose this option?

Use this option to teach the See, Say and Spell technique. This popular, multisensory technique is often easy to master.

Materials and equipment

Handout 8.7: See, Say and Spell or another handout describing a similar technique (there are many versions of this technique).
Tutor’s spelling list from the How do you learn to spell activity or a few incorrectly spelled words of your choice

Preparation

Copy handout.

STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS

Ask tutors to pull out their spelling list from the How do you learn to spell activity. Tell them to choose one word that they had trouble with to use for this exercise. You can also just give a few sample incorrectly spelled words and their correct version.
Give out handout. Go over the instructions.
Each tutor should follow the instructions on the handout using the word they have picked. For See, Say and Spell, have tutors work alone.
Point out that the See, Say and Spell approach uses the technique of visualization. Also mention that visualization is difficult for some learners.

Activity B (optional activity)

Explore concept of spelling patterns

Tutors should be aware that language patterns can demystify spelling. This activity will be useful if you have not yet introduced the concept of word patterns to tutors.

Why choose this activity?

Working on words that are alike is a fast way of increasing the number of words a learner can spell. Patterning like this also helps the learners make more sense of spelling.

Use of overhead, handout, discussion
Materials and equipment Overhead projector, or flip chart and markers Overhead 8.4: Word Patterns or the same letters written on flip chart Handout 8.8: Word Sorts Optional: List of common word families

Use of overhead, handout, discussion

Materials and equipment

Overhead projector, or flip chart and markers
Overhead 8.4: Word Patterns or the same letters written on flip chart
Handout 8.8: Word Sorts
Optional: List of common word families