A structured and graded method to plan spelling lessons How to Teach Spelling is an excellent program for teachers who want their students to learn to recognize the sounds in the English language, to decode words, and to spell words correctly by relying on spelling rules and patterns rather than on memory. Each lesson builds on previous lessons; phrases and sentences for dictation include words that test the rules that have already been learned. Sight words are also assigned in order of difficulty and incorporated into the phrases and sentences for dictation. The manual also offers a suggested teaching method and typical lesson plan. Skills Addressed • Spelling rules and generalizations • Sight words • Consonant blends • Soft c and g • Syllabication and syllable types • Affixes and roots • Digraphs • Diphthongs • Homonyms • Silent letters • Possessives • Contractions
How to Teach Spelling
