My Phonics/Spelling Plan! Okay, well, this is my plan. No, I haven't used it yet. My daughter is entering 3rd grade, but she needs work on her encoding and spelling, so this is the plan for both that I'm going to implement this coming school year with her. This plan is the result of my reading and research. Many of these strategies are what I gleaned from reading about spelling difficulties in many online documents and learning about how children encode language. I listed some of what I read in a previous post if you're curious. :) Pre-Spelling Assessment: Testing a Student’s Encoding Processes 1. Test beginning blends. 2. Complete tests on phonics and phonological awareness http://www.paec.org/itrk3/files/pdfs/readingpdfs/cooltoolsall.pdf 3. Design a spelling and a reading program to remediate student’s weaknesses. I made a grid worksheet and tested her to see if s...