How to Teach Any Child to Spell

Children with a strong visual memory remember how words are supposed to look. But poor spellers may not. Graham offers a simple---and proven---solution to the problem: pull the student's own misspelled words from the context of his own writing. Then categorize and study those words using the individualized spelling notebook, Tricks of the Trade. Makes grasping spelling concepts fun and easy! Two softcover booklets, from Common Sense Press.

When the author's daughter was having an inordinately hard time spelling, she evaluated different spelling programs, eventually creating her own How to Teach Any Child to Spell method. Focusing on how words sound, and then recognizing how those sounds look when written down comprises the main theme. Children are taught to pronounce correctly and make sure they're not confusing sound-alike letters like "i" and "e" or homophones. When they--or the teacher--finds misspelled words, they are to be catagorized according to spelling error, in the students notebook (stock # 62336). This companion book provides instruction for the teacher, dispelling spelling myths, giving tips and strategies, how to teach this spelling program and the building blocks of language. 25 pages, softcover. Appendixes with rules and lists of misspelled words also included.

When the author's daughter was having an inordinately hard time spelling, she evaluated different spelling programs, eventually creating her own How to Teach Any Child to Spell method. Focusing on how words sound, and then recognizing how those sounds look when written down comprises the main theme. Children are taught to pronounce correctly and make sure they're not confusing sound-alike letters like "i" and "e" or homophones. When they--or the teacher--finds misspelled words, they are to be categorized according to spelling error, in this notebook. Pre-organized according to phonetic structure (vowels, consonants, blended sounds) the student can learn what kinds of words give them the most trouble, and create a systematic study method. 87 pages, softcover, three-hole-punched. The companion Teach Any Child to Spell Teacher's Guide is available separately.