mem1 Remembering how to spell new words

Remembering how to spell new words (It would be useful to print this page for future reference) When you come across a new word ALWAYS use the LOOK - THINK - COVER - WRITE - CHECK method to memorize it. No doubt you learned this trick in your early school days but it will be just as useful when you are twenty-six as when you were six! LOOK carefully at the new word. How can you break it into smaller bits? Do any of the smaller bits remind you of the patterns of letters from other words? THINK about the parts of the words which might cause problems - double letters for instance, or a vowel that isn't pronounced as you would expect. COVER the word and close your eyes. Try to see it in your mind's eye. WRITE the word down without looking back. CHECK to see if you're right. If not, look carefully at where you went wrong and try again. More Hot Tips * Whenever you have to copy a new word from the blackboard, from a book, or from the dictionary, always try to write the whole word in one go. Don't keep looking back after every few letters. * Try finger-writing: while you're THINKing about the word, pretend to write it with your finger, on your desk or on your hand. Now look at mem2 worksheet for an example of using LOOK - THINK- COVER - WRITE - CHECK