At what age/year would you expect a child to be able to spell

[rainbowinthesky]

well, identify and spell words out that end in "ight".

Tia

It was taught in Y1 in the class I helped in.

Sometimes a mnemonic can help with ight words. My DD1 learned it as I've got hairy teeth

DD (yr1)had a spelling list last week that included lots of ight words, however she is in a high ability group joined with yr2 and I know that the rest of her class have simpler words to spell.

Dd1 is in year 1. She was on msn last night (mine I might add, she is not allowed her own) talking to her cousin. Her cousin told her she was going to bed. She dd1 said 'nite nite then'. She then came and go me and asked how she had spelt it wrong. She was aware it wasn't right, but couldn't figure out how it should be spelt.

She gets spellings each week. We have had 'right' 'fright' 'night' 'light' etc at the begining of this term. But I guess it doesn't always stick. I know she remembers light.

She learnt how to sound out 'igh' for reading in reception, but didn't transfer that info to spelling.