Spelling Conventions Activity books 1 ot 6 are Australian syllabus based spelling books that are designed to develop spelling skills, quickly and efficiently.

Spelling Rules, Riddles and Remedies is for anyone supporting learners who are struggling to understand the world of English spellings. This book engages learners and enhances their learning by using practical and dynamic resources to reveal the cause and effect of spelling confusions. By posing opportunities for understanding memory-related applications, learners and their spelling tutors are empowered with the knowledge and resources required to amend, improve and proliferate spelling success. In this revised edition, bestselling author Sally Raymond offers further unique and accessible 'Spelling Detective' and 'Learning Application' activities and explores ways of empowering individual learners. Offering a wealth of effective approaches to improving spelling, chapters: demonstrate how spelling errors can be examined to develop solutions for individual learners; show how to engage pupils through use of meta-cognition; highlight the reasons why spelling abilities might fail; explore and resolve the impact of English spelling irregularities and deviations through informed discovery; illustrate how to use mnemonics and story-lines to link tangible prompts to confident spelling ability; provide structured game-play and challenging practice lessons. boost pupils’ achievement through the strategic use of multiple processing skills. Clearly presented and highly illustrated, this book encourages creativity and shows teachers how to adopt and adapt a variety of learning strategies to suit different needs. Targeting learners in Key Stage 2 upwards, Spelling Rules, Riddles and Remedies brings a wealth of ideas to stimulate spelling success.

"This teacher resource book provides full teacher support for the Spelling Rules Workbooks D-GIt contains invaluable background information about spelling development and spelling knowledge, along with practical resources such as:teaching tips for each unitextra word listsdictation passagesstrategies for teaching spellingguidelines for assessment and diagnosis of errorsactivities to support struggling spellersworthwhile extension for more able spellers

English Spelling explores the rules and conventions on which present-day English spelling is based. This Language Workbook: * Examines how speech-sounds map onto each other * Explores the extent to which words sound identical or look identical * Analyzes various kinds of spelling mistakes * Looks at the main differences between American and British spelling * Shows how and why the names of people and places may vary from expected spelling conventions * Deals with the punctuation of words by apostrophes, hyphens and capitalisation * Considers several possible approaches to spelling reform

This revised collection of patterns and facts explains the tricks and tenets of the English language, as well as other aspects of etymology. It is based on a study of common errors that kids make, therefore making it easier for them to adopt correct language usage.