What are Spellamentals?

Spellamentals are the fundamentals behind Spelliosity, designed to help students build a solid foundation for spelling success. While Spelliosity begins at a level where students can confidently control simple phoneme-grapheme correspondences (such as simple consonant digraphs like <th>, <sh>, and <ch> for Word List A) and apply suffixing changes (replace <e>, change <y> to <i>, and doubling) in Word List B, we recognized the need for lessons/activities that come before this stage.

Spellamentals is a resource for educators seeking structured, research-based learning tasks that establish these critical early skills.

What’s included in Spellamentals?

• Focused learning tasks, such as understanding marker <e> and mastering all three suffixing changes
• Visual supports, like anchor charts used in Shari’s classroom, including our popular short vowel chart, to reinforce literacy learning

Spellamentals is a work in progress, and we’re continuously expanding its offerings. Check back often for updates and new resources to support your literacy instruction!