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Spelling for Life

Uncovering the simplicity and science of spelling

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Buch | Hardcover
280 Seiten
2013
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-85692-8 (ISBN)
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A recent survey of 200 teachers asking the question ‘spelling is…?’ resulted in the following adjectives: ‘difficult’, ‘complex’, ‘confusing’, ‘random’, ‘confounding’. Spelling for Life offers lucid, accessible tools which help to reveal that, when explicitly and systematically taught, spelling is scientific, law-abiding and even elegant.


It explains that spelling is the manipulation of symbols according to agreed-upon patterns that produce predictable results. Spelling errors also fall into sets of predictable patterns. Success in spelling is not a product of intelligence. Many people struggle to spell due to coping strategies developed in place of explicit instruction. What gives spelling its ‘complex’ veneer is the fact that different ways of thinking are required at different levels from word to word. Some words can be spelt as they sound, others have to be visually memorised and some rely on knowledge of core rules about word-structure. A lot of words require more than one strand of knowledge. This book makes clear which strand needs to be applied in different situations.


Often pupils who can read and express themselves competently nevertheless find spelling difficult. False assumptions about spelling, such as believing the English language is complex and/or irregular, damage confidence and lead to reluctance to even attempt to spell correctly.


Spelling For Life enables teachers and pupils to:










learn what the common spelling coping strategies are







gain insights into undoing poor spelling habits







work together to notice patterns not only in regular spelling, but also in words which on the surface seem to break the spelling rules







practise successful spelling strategies, progressing from simple to complex words rapidly and with confidence.







Using a synthesis of theory, research and teaching experience, the fascinating nature of English spelling is systematically teased out. The examples and exercises offer an encouraging, accessible way to implement the programme of study and strive to reveal the beauty of spelling. Aided by example lessons, progressive assessments, unique tools and extensive practice lists, this highly acclaimed overview of spelling succeeds in developing critical thinking and confidence when reading and spelling. It can be used in conjunction with any established phonics programme.

Lyn Stone is a linguist and literacy and language specialist in Victoria, Australia Lyn's website www.linguistlearning.com provides resources for teachers and other professionals interested in linguistics in the classroom.

1. Broken Rules and Word Stories 


2. Word Families 


3. Homophones 


4. Mnemonics 


5. Counting Syllables 


6. Affixes 


7. The Spelling Formula 


8. The Difference Between Vowels and Consonants 


9. What Consonants Say 


10. Illegal Letters 


11. The Single Vowels 


12. The Letter ‘y’ 


13. Final Silent E, Jobs 1-3 


14. Job 4 of Silent 'E' (a.k.a. ‘consonant plus–le’) 


15a. The Wicked Sisters and Other Wacky R’s 


15b. More Wacky R's  15c. Final Silent E and Wacky R's 


16. The Vowel Generator 


17. Strong and Weak Syllables 


18. Schwa 


19a. To Double or not to Double? 


19b. When the Final Syllable is Like a 1.1.1 Word 


20. Final Silent E and Suffixes 


21. The return of illegal ‘i’ 


22. The Suffix Generator 


23. More Fascinating Patterns 


24. Some Delightful Lists 


Appendix 1. Forgive me, Scotland 


Appendix 2. The Orders Of Intelligence 


Appendix 3. The Triangle Game 


Appendix 4. Why Not just Make Spelling Simpler?

Erscheint lt. Verlag 29.10.2013
Zusatzinfo 4 Line drawings, black and white; 9 Halftones, black and white; 55 Tables, black and white; 13 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 174 x 246 mm
Gewicht 635 g
Themenwelt Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
ISBN-10 0-415-85692-2 / 0415856922
ISBN-13 978-0-415-85692-8 / 9780415856928
Zustand Neuware
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