Spelling

All About Spelling: This spelling program is designed for the beginning or struggling learner and brings together the three modalities of learning – auditory (hearing), visual (seeing), and kinesthetic (touching).  If your student is a good reader but poor speller, an all-around “horrible speller,” has “hit the wall” when it comes to spelling, learns one day and forgets the next, or just learns differently, this may be the program you need. This is a building-block program, so most students should start with Level 1. Grades 1-8.

Sequential Spelling: Practice spelling through every learning style!  Sequential Spelling teaches word families through auditory (hearing the word), visual (seeing the correct word), kinesthetic (tracing the correct word) and oral (saying the word) channels. This program is perfect for dyslexic or anxious learners because it de-emphasizes memorization of rules and focuses on spelling patterns and word families, encouraging accurate spelling through practice and self-correction. The book includes reproducible lessons along with teaching tips.  There is also a student response book. Grades 1-8.

Spelling Power: Diagnostic tests place students at their proper beginning point.  From there, each student progresses at his/her own rate.  A ten-step process is used to study each word, so even poor spellers show improvement. There is a “Quick Start Introduction” at the beginning of the book that walks you through placement and instructions for using the program. A base list of 5000 frequently used words is broken down into groups with common elements. Students should be able to write easily and copy words correctly in order to use this program. Grades 3-8.

Spelling Workout: a spelling program taught from a phonics perspective, and gradually shifting the emphasis to vocabulary and word origins at the upper levels. Lesson format starts with a narrative that uses some of that week’s spelling words.  Then students take a pretest, correcting their own work.  The next activity focuses on a phonics concept using the spelling words.  Next comes an activity that varies and finally there is a proofreading and writing activity. No lesson planning is required and students past the first level or two can work independently. Appeals to students who need structure and rules to learn. Grades 1-8.