Eighth Grade Spelling Help - Learning the Sequence of Spelling Skills

First, understand what the spelling curriculum is for eighth grade. By eighth grade

students should be familiar with around 15,000 words and will read over one million

words annually. Eight grade spelling students should know how to decode words they

have never seen before through understanding of English language spelling

conventions. They also need knowledge and strategies for spelling words they've never

spelled before. Therefore the emphasis in eight grade spelling is to be sure students are

aware of spelling conventions and able to apply them correctly. One example of a

spelling convention is that if a suffix starts with a vowel, such as -ABLE, -ED, or -ING,

and a root word ends in a single vowel and consonant, the final letter will be doubled.

We see that STOP becomes STOPPING, TAP becomes TAPPED, and CLAP becomes

CLAPPING. There are many other spelling conventions introduced and discussed

during eighth grade spelling, all of which contribute to the student's skill in reading and

writing the English language.

Eighth grade spelling games, spelling worksheets, and spelling bee activities teach

eighth grade spelling skill. An eighth grade spelling activity provides an opportunity for

children to get the spelling skill to read most two syllable words. These very young

children learn through spelling activities including many creative methods that make the

eighth grade spelling program fun for them. Eighth grade spelling includes home

spelling help, spelling words, spelling games, spelling tests, and other spelling activity.

Eighth Grade Spelling Program - What spelling words?

Time4Learning teaches a comprehensive eighth grade spelling curriculum using fun,

eighth grade spelling activities to build a solid spelling foundation. Help your child excel

in spelling, learn more about Time4Learning's eighth grade spelling lessons, curriculum,

activities and worksheets.

Eighth Grade Spelling Program and Curriculum Standards:Spelling Words - Words for Spelling Games, Spelling Tests, Home Spelling Help

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innocence

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integrity

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noticeable

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nuisance

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officious

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optimism

oregano

overrate

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parliament

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paucity

penalty

perseverance

personality

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plaintiff

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sincerely

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tyranny

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unique

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written

Comprehensive Eighth Grade Spelling and Language Arts Curriculum

Spelling skills should develop as part of an overall language arts phonemic

awareness, phonics, reading comprehension, vocabulary andreading fluency, grammar,

reading and writing program. Children should (with help from their parents) develop their

foundational spelling skills through an interest in words, regular writing, constant

reading, a study of spelling rules, and playing of spelling games. Skilled, fluent readers

are the culmination of the successful learning of a broad array of pre-reading and

reading skills. Irrespective of family background, learning to be a skilled speller is often

not a trouble-free process. Spelling programs, personalized tutoring, reading

workbooks, spelling games, and structured computer spelling programs can help teach

or reinforce these skills.

Some children need spelling practice, while others need more intensive remedial

spelling programs. Parents can help their children with the spelling process by providing

high-quality educational materials, establishing a pattern of daily spelling and reading,

instructing through guided spelling activity, creating a rich language environment,

discussing a child's progress with teachers, and following up on their recommendations.

Time4Learning offers fun, computer spelling and reading programs, which help

reinforce spelling skills at home through educational activities and learning

games. Learn more about Time4Learning's computer reading programs, we offer

activities for kids, preschool to eighth grade.

Reading Comprehension Activities for Eighth Grade Students

To help students understand how to interact with the text, you can practice a number of

reading activities. You must make them privy to the dialogue readers have with

themselves while reading. Here is an example of the self monitoring reading

comprehension questions that skilled readers ask themselves:

1. Predict what will happen next in a story using clues presented in text.

2. Create questions about the main idea, message, or plot of the text.

3. Monitor understanding of the sequence, context, or characters.

4. Clarify parts of the text which have confused them.

5. Connect the events in the text to prior knowledge or experience.

To give your kid a window into the self-monitoring that skilled readers engage in as they

read, demonstrate some of the reading activities for students listed above while you

read aloud with them. Periodically stop and ask questions to make sure that they

comprehend the story.

If you are reading a confusing passage, stop and say, "I didn't understand that. Did

you?" Ask them to interpret the text, and after listening to their interpretation, say:

"Interesting, Let's check and read this part again." Reread the passage and then

discuss your new understanding.

Time4Learning teaches reading comprehension skills in a number of ways. There are

variety of reading activities for students, which help young readers develop skills in

approaching, reading, and interpreting text. Take a demo of Time4Learning's computer

reading programs.

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