cued-spelling
Intervention
Cued Spelling
Years/Age range
Y2-6
Type of children
Less able spellers, including some with SEN
Child/Adult ratio
1:1, or a pair of children
Length of intervention
3 x 15 minutes a week for 6 to 8 weeks
Brief description
This is a paired programme devised by Keith Topping and colleagues at the University of Dundee. It involves either parent and child or two children working together – in the latter case the roles of tutor and tutee may be fixed, or be reversed from time to time. A flowchart is provided as an aide-mémoire.
Effectiveness
For reading accuracy, comprehension and spelling in Y2-6: useful