Perfect Dictation

A multi-day dictation cycle where the same text is dictated, marked, and re-dictated until learners can produce a perfect copy.

Procedure

1. Do a standard dictation and mark it (teacher or peer marking).
2. Return the marked dictation. Learners listen to the whole text again while looking at their marked work, paying attention to their errors.
3. On another day, dictate the same text again. Mark it again.
4. On a third occasion, dictate it once more. By this time, learners almost know the dictation by heart and should be able to write it perfectly.

Tips

• The first marking is only the first step in the teaching process, not the final product.
• Each re-dictation reinforces the correct forms and builds confidence.
• Works well as a spaced repetition activity across a week (e.g., Monday, Wednesday, Friday).
• Particularly effective for reinforcing spelling patterns, grammar structures, and multiword units.