Spelling Strategies Secrets

Contains strategies, activities, mini-books, and games designed to help students in grades two through four master hundreds of difficult words.

The Secret Spell To Spelling teaches a visual spelling strategy called "the split method" that enables you to spell any word of your choice. Imagine being able to take photos of all the correctly spelled words into a test with you. You could just copy the words and get the answers right. This method allows you to do just that. Alex says: "This book tells you about the split method. I call it the split method because you split the word into two, three or four parts depending on how long the word is. My mum is an NLP trainer and she taught me this when I was seven. She learned this method from Dr Richard Bandler. This method is perfect for your children or yourself "

Sharing the Secrets is designed for parents and teachers who are concerned about children's progress in spelling. In sessions designed to last just 15 minutes a day, your child will learn to recognize common spelling patterns and gain a skill to last a lifetime.

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Teaching Spelling: Exploring commonsense strategies and best practices equips teachers with the vital knowledge and skills needed to help their students become proficient writers and spellers. Peter Westwood provides a very clear and concise account of the important skills and processes that underpin accurate spelling, and describes in very practical terms, many evidence-based strategies and methods that teachers can use to help all students become confident, capable and independent spellers. The book also addresses the purposes of various forms of assessment of spelling skills, to guide teaching and planning. Chapters in this accessible and timely text include: the importance of correct spelling visual, auditory and cognitive components of spelling ability general principles for planning instruction proven teaching strategies and methods word study as a teaching approach formal and informal assessment At the end of each chapter the author provides a list of online and print resources, thus enabling readers to extend their knowledge in the various topics. The extensive reference list is also an invaluable source of information on recent research and thinking on the topic of spelling instruction. Teaching Spelling: Exploring commonsense strategies and best practices is an essential resource for all those in teacher education and taking in-service courses.

"Words Their Way" is a hands-on, developmentally driven approach to word study that illustrates how to integrate and teach children phonics, vocabulary, and spelling skills. This fifth edition features updated activities, expanded coverage of English learners, and emphasis on progress monitoring.