Check Words

Overview

Check Words are words that have already been introduced in the program and are being revisited.

They are still in the 2 pencil practice stage.

Although check words operate in a similar way to the word blocks, the words are not on view first.

There is no common unit of sound to provide a pattern.

Practice

• Click on the arrow in the activity box to hear each word.
• Repeat the word aloud.
• Type the word, saying the letter names aloud.
• Listen to the word as many times as needed.

Marking & Feedback

• Click on the tick to  see if the word is spelled correctly.
• If the tick turns gold the word is correct and you can move on to the next word.
• If it doesn’t, the word is spelled incorrectly and the student needs to have another go.
• The student has three attempts at spelling the word correctly.
•  If the word is still wrong after 3 goes, the word is locked and the correct spelling is shown in Hints & Tips.

Homophones

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings, e.g. their/there.

They occur mostly in Check Words and Check Spelling because the words there are not conforming to a set pattern.

If the target word is a homophone  and the alternative spelling is used on the third attempt, the tick turns pink and the student has another go at spelling the word correctly.

If a student types main in a block where the unit of sound is a-e for instance, then it will be marked wrong because it does not conform to the pattern on that page.

Completion

• Stars show how many set of check words there are on the page.
• Click for the next set of words.
• When all the stars are filled in you have finished the activity.
• Click on the arrow on the right hand side to move onto the next activity in the usual way.