SYLLABUS FOR GRADE 1
The World Spelling Championship covers questions on spelling rules, strategies, and generalizations. Each student gets a specially designed e-book to prepare for the Championship. Each lesson focuses on a core set of 20 words, plus 10 challenge words to extend students. The crafted word lists are based on the sound, structure, and meaning of words. They support teaching of the following elements of the State Standards:
English Language Arts Standards
| Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2 | Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade |
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1.Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.D
2. Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.E |
1. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4.A 2. Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4.B 3. Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4.C |
Aspects of spelling covered in this year Championship
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Aspect
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Areas covered
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Digraphs and trigraphs
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a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e; ee, ea; ea exceptions; ar, er, ir, ur; ch, tch; oo, ου; oa, ow; ay, ai; ou, ow; or, ore; oy, oi; air, ear, are; ew, ue; wh, ph; ie, igh; au, aw
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Endings
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double consonants; nk; plurals s es; ve; er; et, it, ot; y; le; en, on
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Prefixes
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un
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Suffixes
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ing; ed; er, est
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