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ESL Spelling Strategies

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    1. How Native Language Affects Spelling
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    Native languages can influence how you spell in English. In this lesson, learn spelling strategies to avoid errors with short and long vowels.

    Native languages can influence how you spell in English. In this lesson, learn spelling strategies to avoid errors with short and long vowels.

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    2. Memory Tricks to Improve Spelling
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    Discover helpful memory tricks that help ESl students memorize tricky English spellings and avoid common mistakes.

    Discover helpful memory tricks that help ESl students memorize tricky English spellings and avoid common mistakes.

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    3. Spelling Words That Sound Alike
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    How do you remember how to spell words that sound the same, but differ in meaning and spelling? In this lesson, get tips for spelling homophones correctly.

    How do you remember how to spell words that sound the same, but differ in meaning and spelling? In this lesson, get tips for spelling homophones correctly.

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    4. Letter Pattern Spelling Strategies
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    Use your visual memory to learn common letter patterns, and discover spelling rhymes that explain certain spelling rules and letter patterns.

    Use your visual memory to learn common letter patterns, and discover spelling rhymes that explain certain spelling rules and letter patterns.

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    5. Rules for Silent Letters in English
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    This lesson explains the purpose and history of silent letters, and offers silent letter spelling strategies that improve reading and pronunciation.

    This lesson explains the purpose and history of silent letters, and offers silent letter spelling strategies that improve reading and pronunciation.

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Clemens H
Hi Joanne, thanks very much again for your helpful lessons.It´s a bit calming that native speaker often have got the similar problems with proper spelling. I like particular your advice:Hear with you ear and learn word families. Bye for today, Cle
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Thank you too, Cle, for your comment.
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