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Spelling Plus: 1000 Words Toward Spelling Success
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014528
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9781879478206
Grade K-6
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Description
Do you want to see improved spelling in your students' writing? Research shows that 90% of English text consists of just 1000 words. This book focuses on teaching the most commonly used and misspelled words and ensuring that students of all ability levels receive intense instruction on core words. The book is divided into four main parts; Incredible English, Spelling and Teaching, Recommended Teaching Techniques, and Spelling Lists.
The Incredible English chapter lists rules for spelling and then lists exceptions to the rules. It also compares the difficulty of spelling other languages to spelling English and covers the history of the how the English language has evolved. It also gives arguments for and against spelling reform in a humorous manner.
The Spelling and Teaching section discussing ways a spelling program can be transferred to writing. Many students spell words correctly on tests but then forget to use the correct spelling in their writing. This part of the book gives ideas to keep that from happening. It discusses the importance of good spelling and explains why schools do not do a better job teaching it. It talks about the different types of memory a student uses to assist with spelling and gives suggestions for improvement.
Recommended Teaching Techniques is the section of the book that suggests a few teaching methods that provide the greatest amount of practice in the least amount of time. Daily Practice provides six guided practices per word per day, each in about thirty seconds. Homework provides eleven independent practices per word per day, each in less than one minute. Diction provides distributed practice and allows the teacher to continually reinforce spellings, homophones, punctuation, capitalization, and form. Personal Words provide an optional method for dealing with misspellings in student writing in an effective and flexible way.
The Spelling Lists section includes the 1000 Word Core List. It provides lists for grade levels K-6 and pretesting, review testing, and post-testing to assess students' learning. It also includes spelling rules and lessons and worksheets that correspond with the lists. This instructional book also includes a word bank and other teacher resources like a step-by-step checklist and challenge spelling lists. ~ Rachel
Publisher's Description of Spelling Plus: 1000 Words Toward Spelling Success
Ninety percent of text in English is made of just 1,000 base words. Spelling Plus is a core program that focuses on teaching spelling efficiently and effectively. The goal of this program is to teach the 1,000 most commonly used and misspelled words to mastery. Beyond the core list, "personal words" (either misspelled words from children's own writing or more difficult words assigned by you) keep the gifted speller challenged while giving poorer spellers the repetition and practice they need to gain competence. Spelling Plus is adaptable for use with a variety of approaches to teaching language, and may be used either as a text or as a supplement. Major sections include: Incredible English, Spelling and Teaching, Recommended Teaching Techniques, Spelling Lists, Word Bank, and Additional Teacher Resources. Besides memorizing lists of words, emphasis should also be on everyday writing—so daily dictations are extremely important. Continual use of words from the previous week's word lists ensure mastery of those words. Susan Anthony's program gives detailed information on how to use dictation effectively. Simply put, just use last week's spelling words in this week's dictation sentences. Then, hold your child accountable for all misspelled words in the dictation. If necessary put the misspelled words from the dictation back on the child's personal word list until the word is mastered. 169 pages, paperback, 8 1/2"x11". reproducible, grades k-6.
Details
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Instructional Resources |
| Grades: | K-6 |
| ISBN: | 9781879478206 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.5 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.1 |
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