Ending Spellings

English loves word endings rules! There are some rules and patterns around how to spell word endings and here we cover the most common ones. Ck or c or k? Dge or ge? FLOSS? We will simply these tricky generalisations and then show you a simple way to teach them!
Ending Spellings

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!

  • Learn about clever planning tricks, key spelling rules, orthographic patterns, morphology, and instructional routines that will make teaching spelling simple yet effective.

  • Register for 1, 2 or all of these online courses and complete the professional learning when and where it suits you!

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  • 6 weeks full access

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  • 12 months access

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  • 12 months access each

  • Learn together, share ideas

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Course Outline

    1. Welcome to Ending Spellings

    2. Acknowledgement of Country

    3. Course Overview

    4. Who is this learning for?

      FREE PREVIEW

    5. Workbook and Resources

    1. What are the ending spellings?

    1. Planning for teaching ending spellings

    1. Teaching ending spellings - FLOSS

    2. Teaching ending spellings - /k/

    3. Teaching ending spellings - /ch/ & /j/

    4. Reflect on your key learning

    5. Course completed!

    6. Course Evaluation

    7. Do you want to continue the conversation?

    8. Other On-Demand Learning for you!

About this course

  • 15 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content
  • 6 weeks or 12 months access

Frequently Asked Questions

Practical answers to your questions about teaching tricky ending spellings!

In English, one of the tricky things to learn is that the way you spell a certain phoneme depends on where it is positioned in a word or in relation to other phonemes!

This course explains how to teach common and complex ending spellings in English, including position-based rules.

You should take this course if you want to better understand some important English spelling rules and how to support students to learn and apply them! 

This course is for any teacher, interventionist or speech pathologist supporting students with their spelling and writing skills.

You will learn which spellings appear in different word positions and how to sequence instruction effectively.

The course includes lesson demonstrations, word lists with a guide to the ending spelling rules, sample scripts and planners.

Your school or clinic will benefit because the course provides a simple yet effective way of planning and teaching these essential spelling patterns.

Yes, the strategies align with phonics-based instruction and curriculum requirements.
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