Play with patterns
Use a game to practice one spelling pattern at a time, like vowel teams. Kids sort words by pattern before they write them. Seeing "rain," "pail" and "snail" together makes the "ai" pattern obvious.
Why it works: playful practice with a clear goal keeps kids practicing longer, and simple learning games have been shown to build real skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).
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