My son is learning how to spell. He is doing a good job listening to sounds and working out spelling that way (which doesn't work for many words, but at least a lot of common ones), but although he's gotten the -ing chunk, he frequently misses doubling letters in these words.
Is there a guideline for when the end consonant is doubled? He's working on these sorts of words:
- riding
- sitting
- skating
- writing
- getting