'Look, say, cover, write and check' tutor notes

The 'Look, say, cover, write and check' topic area is a great new interactive way to practise this well known method for improving spelling.

Other areas on the site which link in with this module are:
'Childcare vocabulary' - lots of worksheets, quizzes and a crossword to practise spelling childcare words.
'Care vocabulary' - lots of worksheets, quizzes and a crossword to practise spelling care words.

How does this tie in with the new curriculums?

• England
  Ww/L1.1 - Know and apply a range of methods to help learn and remember correct spellings.
• Wales
  As England.
• Northern Ireland
  As England.
• Scotland
  See www.aloscotland.com for details of the Scottish curriculum.

In the Skillswise module you'll find:

'Look, say, cover, write and check' game
This is an interactive variation on the 'Look, say, cover, write and check' method. Learners can choose a word list from a variety of topics and then see different objects come out to cover the words. There are 3 attempts to get the word right before the next word will appear. This adds more of a game quality and challenge to the activity.
NB: 'Key Words' contains words learners will come across in other parts of the site, such as irregular plurals or homophones. 'People's Choice' has word lists suggested by students via our messageboard or emails - so encourage your students to put together a list of 10 words and send it in.

TOP TIP! To see the game completely full screen, press the F11 key on the keyboard. This takes away the distraction of the top browser bar. To bring the browser bar back, just press F11 again!

'Look, say, cover, write and check' factsheet
A guide to this method of learning spelling and how it helps the student remember those difficult words.

'Look, say, cover, write and check' worksheet
A printable resource where learners can carry on the work they have done online with 'Look, say, cover, write and check' in the classroom or at home. There are two versions - one which is blank and one with a selection of words from the game.

Technical help:

To get the most out of this topic area you need the following 'plug-ins':

• Flash
  The game in this topic section uses Flash. This is free to download and should only take a few minutes. You can follow the BBC WebWise instructions to download it to your machine.
  Find out more.

If you don't have Flash the same learning points are covered in the quiz and in the worksheets and factsheets.
If you are new to the web, why not try the BBC WebWise online course, Becoming WebWise? It's free, you can do it in your own time from any computer and it will take you through everything you need to know to use the web successfully in your teaching.
Get WebWise.

You can find out more about the technical requirements for Skillswise in our Help - Technical Information section.

Taking it further:

With Skillswise
Don't forget to visit Lesson plans and Teaching inspirations for more ideas for improving spelling.

With the web
Here's a few suggestions of other resources on the web that you might find useful and can adapt for teaching 'Look, say, cover, write and check'.

• Look, cover, write, check - Ambleside C. E. Primary School
  Another interactive version of the 'Look, cover, write and check' method which is created for and by the children at Ambleside Primary School. While aimed at primary school children you can generate a word list by spelling patterns, or by topics such as science or geography.

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