Double or Nothing: The doubling rule

To double or not to double. Now that’s an interesting question. In this course, we show you how to teach the doubling rules when adding a vowel suffix in a really simple way. We will look at how we can make this less overwhelming for students and set them up for success! Then we extend that to look at 2 syllable words and clarify how to teach this rule for those more complicated words!
Double or Nothing: The doubling rule

The SPELD NSW Spelling Series

On-demand professional learning about explicit and evidence-based spelling instruction.

  • Perfect for teachers, interventionists and speech pathologists looking to develop their own spelling content knowledge and learn some explicit instruction routines to confidently teach students to become fluent writers!

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Course Outline

    1. Welcome to Double or Nothing: The doubling rule

    2. Acknowledgement of Country

    3. Course Overview

    4. Who is this learning for?

      FREE PREVIEW

    5. Workbook and Resources

    1. To double or not?

    1. Teaching double or not - introduction

    1. Teaching double or not - base words containing long vowel spelling patterns

    1. Teaching double or not - base words containing r-controlled spelling patterns

    1. Teaching double or not - multisyllabic base words

    2. Course completed!

    3. Course Evaluation

    4. Do you want to continue the conversation?

    5. Other On-Demand Learning for you!

About this course

  • 15 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content
  • 6 weeks or 12 months access

Frequently Asked Questions

Practical answers to your questions about when to double consonants in spelling!

Students make errors in doubling consonants because they often do not understand the conditions under which doubling is required.

This course explains the rules and patterns for doubling consonants in spelling when adding vowel suffixes to base words. There is more to this rule than you might think!

You should take this course to learn how to support morphological spellings skills, making the doubling rules clear and memorable for students.

This course is for any educators teaching spelling in the classroom or supporting students who struggle with spelling. We provide classroom and intervention tips! 

You will learn when to apply doubling rules and how to prevent common errors when spelling morphologically complex words.

The course includes teacher demonstrations, sample scripts, a rules poster and word lists! 

Your school or clinic will benefit because you will be better prepared to plan and scaffold this complex spelling concept for your students! 

Yes, this course draws on structured literacy approaches to spelling.
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