SPELD NSW Learning & Resources Hub

Explicit spelling instruction reduces cognitive load by breaking learning into manageable steps, providing scaffolds, and giving immediate feedback on errors. Combined with morphology, this approach not only builds accurate and automatic spelling but also deepens students’ understanding of word structure and meaning, supporting stronger reading, writing, and vocabulary development.

This course shows teachers how to implement an explicit ‘I do, We do, You do ‘ spelling lesson with effective use of scaffolds, verbal prompting and error feedback to ensure lessons are interactive and responsive to student needs. 

You should take this course if you are looking for a lesson plan structure that gives you a clear and effective way to communicate about the complexities of English orthography.  

This course is for teachers, interventionists and speech pathologists, who are looking for an engaging and impactful way to teach spelling explicitly that is student focused, targeted and engaging.

You will learn how to plan, model and scaffold spelling lessons that include some great tips of how to scaffold and prompt, check for understanding and provide error feedback. 

The course includes a sample script structure, term planner example, model of how organise word lists and demonstrations of the lesson.

Your school or clinic will benefit by learning about an easy to implement lesson structure that is carefully designed to support student learning to maximise the impact of the instruction. 

Yes, explicit teaching of spelling is strongly supported by literacy and learning research.