Spelling Adventures

We've been teaching Pia and Domu how to spell.  The first word for them to spell is PILLOW.  They were quickly able to recall.
Last night, we taught them how to spell TRUCK.  Pia had a hard time trying to recall the spelling.  Just after she'd spell T-R-U-C-K, I would ask her to spell again and she would forget T-R-C-D.

To help her focus on the task, I told her to stand up, and that she won't be able to sit or lie down until she's able to spell TRUCK.
It took a while.  When she finally remembered the spelling, I asked her to repeat it ten times, to seal it into her memory.

Once she knew the spelling, I showed her the word truck and she was instantly able to recognise it.  She can pick it off very quickly now from paragraphs. 

Tonight the next word will be RAIN.