06th Grade Spelling

A Reason For Spelling combines the latest research on how children learn to spell with all the strengths of traditional programs. It teaches high frequency base words, plus hundreds of other word forms. Values-based stories set the theme each week and help make spelling FUN!

A Reason For Spelling combines the latest research on how children learn to spell with all the strengths of traditional programs. It teaches high frequency base words, plus hundreds of other word form

After more than thirty years of teaching writing skills and developing his own unique mechanics exercises at a top New York school, Jim Halverson decided to share his successful methods with a wider audience. The result is Spelling Works, a book that makes the difficult task of English orthography both engaging and fun. As Halverson says, Every teacher knows the inefficiency of teaching spelling by rote memorization. The kids study for the quizzes, do well on them, and then misspell many of the same words the next day in their own writing. To involve students, he created exercises that are each part of an ongoing story, and at the end of each unit they review the new concept with games and a spelling maze. An added benefit of exercises that are stories is that the students also learn better proofreading skills as they scan sentences for misspellings.

Spelling Workout has all the components you need to lead students from simple sound-letter relationships to more complex spelling patterns.

Students learn spelling skills based on phonics through unique, cross-curricular reading passages, practice, and high-interest writing activities. Packed with flexible lessons, motivating activites, including fun riddles and puzzles, this dynamic program leads students to spelling success!

The Teacher's Edition:

• Provides detailed lesson plans for either a 3-day or 5-day plan.
• Offers strategy activities for reinforcing and analyzing spelling patterns.
• Includes Dictation Sentences for a Pretest and Final Replay Test.
• Suggests tips for meeting the needs of English language learners.
• Features Take-It Home masters to help foster home involvement.
• Follows the same scope and sequence of MCP "Plaid" Phonics.

Every weekly lesson begins with a story - a contemporary theme story that develops key principles found in that week's Scripture verse. Daily lessons continue to build on this theme and help make learning to spell FUN! In addition, A Reason For Spelling® encourages regular personal writing activities in a values-based setting. This gives children a meaningful context for focusing on correct spelling.