What Your Child Learns in Level 3

In Level 3, your child will continue to learn encoding skills, reliable spelling rules, and multisensory strategies for spelling, along with exciting new concepts including 10 new phonograms, the jobs of Silent E, words with C+l-e syllables, contractions, homophones, consonant and vowel suffixes, and past tense. Phonological awareness and encoding skills are taught throughout Level 3. Below is a sampling in each area.

Encoding

  • Learn phonograms AI, AY, UR, OA, OO, EA, ED, IGH, IR, and EY
  • Spell words with C+l-e syllables, such as table
  • Spell words with double consonants, such as puzzle
  • Spell words with the ending sound of /e/ spelled y, such as happy
  • Spell words with consonant suffixes and vowel suffixes, such as thankful and loudest
  • Spell common contractions, such as can’t
  • Spell common pairs of homophones, such as dear and deer

Phonological Awareness

  • Analyze ways to spell long vowel sounds
  • Categorize the jobs of Silent E
  • Identify C+l-e syllable types
  • Learn about homophones
  • Learn about past tense
  • Learn about consonant suffixes and vowel suffixes

What My Child Needs to Know before Beginning Level 3

Your child should complete GR Spelling Level 2 before starting Level 3. GR Spelling Program is a building block program, where each level builds upon the previous one. In order to build a strong foundation in spelling, most students start with Level 1. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact us!