How to be Brilliant at Spelling
How to be Brilliant at Spelling

Author: Irene Yates

Publisher: Andrews UK Limited

Published: 2011-09-27

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 0857475452

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These activities will stimulate children's interest in language and how it works and help them to become confident and positive spellers. The activities include: learning the vowels and consonants; the four step method; spotting the mistake; 'y' for 'i' and 'ee'; regular and irregular plurals; growing new words from roots; spelling puzzling w-words; learning the 'ough' pattern.

If You're So Smart How Come You Can't Spell Mississippi? (A Book About Dyslexia)
If You're So Smart How Come You Can't Spell Mississippi? (A Book About Dyslexia)

Author: Barbara Esham

Publisher: Mainstream Connections

Published: 2012-12-13

Total Pages: 59

ISBN-13: 1603364528

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ADHD, ADD, Dyslexia, Learning Styles, Learning Disabilities Introduces the mainstream student and educator to the world of the child who struggles academically. The main character discovers her father is dyslexic, as is one of her classmates-- and she tries to make sense of it.

Chambers Adult Learner's Guide to Spelling
Chambers Adult Learner's Guide to Spelling

Author: Anne Betteridge

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9780550102249

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Chambers Adult Learners' Guide to Spelling is not about all those turgid 'spelling rules'. Instead, it presents a practical routine that teaches learners strategies to conquer any word they find difficult and learn it for life. This new edition comes in a handy, more accessible format. The two-colour text is clearly and spaciously laid out, and plentiful examples, activities and illustrations reinforce the skills being learned.

Boost Spelling Skills 2
Boost Spelling Skills 2

Author: Judy Arden

Publisher:

Published: 2023-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780857479853

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The Boost Spelling Skills series provides strategies to improve primary school pupils' spelling skills, making them more confident readers and writers. Teaching children to spell is essential if we want them to become confident writers. Good spellers can write more fluently, as they donʼt have to pause to consider how each word should be spelt. Furthermore, children with good spelling skills are more likely to make adventurous vocabulary choices and be better at reading. The books will boost childrenʼs spelling skills by providing them with strategies to help them spell and read unfamiliar words, including breaking down words by syllables, memory joggers and using rhyming patterns. Targeted dictation exercises provide opportunity for reinforcement and consolidation. This book, Boost Spelling Skills Book 2 will help teachers to introduce and reinforce spelling skills needed to successfully learn and use the words in the National Curriculum spelling list for Years 3 and 4. It is designed for use in lower Key Stage 2 but can also be used by older pupils who find spelling challenging.

Spell It Out
Spell It Out

Author: David Crystal

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2013-06-18

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1250003474

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Presents a history of English spelling through chapters that cover such topics as the introduction of the Roman alphabet, each letter's origins, and the development of long and short vowels.

200 Tricky Spellings in Cartoons
200 Tricky Spellings in Cartoons

Author: Lidia Stanton

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2021-01-21

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1787755436

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The new revised edition of Lidia Stanton's bestselling book of mnemonics demystifying over 200 of the most difficult spellings. The book is structured around confusing pairs of words, such as homophones or words that 'go together', tricky everyday words and tricky academic words, with memorable illustrations on every page to help you connect the word's meaning and graphical features with how it's spelt. This is not a traditional spelling book, but a resource that will really get you thinking, and laughing out loud. This guide encourages active learning and recollection, breaking away from repetitive methods such as 'look, cover, write, check', enabling you to effortlessly recall and identify once-confusing spelling patterns.

How to be Brilliant at Writing Stories
How to be Brilliant at Writing Stories

Author: Irene Yates

Publisher: Andrews UK Limited

Published: 2010-11-17

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0857473743

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These worksheets focus on the process of writing - from the initial idea gathering to redrafting and the final product. The activities recognize that a sense of audience and a sense of purpose are crucial, and allow children to feel ownership of their stories and to understand that not all stories need to be published. The activities include: getting ideas; making notes; making a plot table; planning the beginning, middle and end; making up characters; using a dictionary and thesaurus; using speech marks; different kinds of story.

How to be Brilliant at Writing Poetry
How to be Brilliant at Writing Poetry

Author: Irene Yates

Publisher: Andrews UK Limited

Published: 2010-11-16

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13: 0857473751

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These open-ended sheets provide models for different forms of poetry, from acrostic and haiku to rondelet. All the models included have an in-built success factor because their simple, but clever structures invite the children to mirror them. Once sutdents have mastered the forms, they will be able to apply them to any topic ideas, including those given elsewhere in this book. The activities include: finding a beginning; using words to paint a picture; making up similes; rhyming; writing limericks, haikus, acrostic poems, riddles, cinquains, rondelets, poems that repeat a line, and poems that go on and on...