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Using the Brain to Spell : Effective Strategies for All Levels.
Title:
Using the Brain to Spell : Effective Strategies for All Levels.
Author:
Burkhardt, Sally E.
ISBN:
9781607097006
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (212 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter 01. In the Beginning -- Chapter 02. Priming the Spelling Pump -- Chapter 03. Using Logic to Spell -- Chapter 04. Focusing on Letter Patterns -- Chapter 05. Eye Openers -- Chapter 06. Rules Rule -- Chapter 07. Which One? -- Chapter 08. Fine Tuning -- Appendix A: Richard L. Gentry's List of 500 Words Most Frequently Used in Children's Writing, Reorganized by Patterns -- Appendix B: Example Words Illustrating Multiple Spellings of the Schwa Sound -- Appendix C: A Source List of Multisyllable Words for Further Logical Spelling Practice -- Appendix D: Student Assignment Sheets to Reinforce Logical Spelling Principles -- Appendix E: Student Assignment for Answering Questions on Logical Spelling Principles -- Appendix F: Word Bank of Words Containing Deviant Letter Patterns -- Appendix G: Word Bank of Words Containing Double Consonants -- Appendix H: List of Tongue Twisters in Alphabetical Order According to Each Twister's Beginning Consonant -- Appendix I: Spelling Rules Science Key -- Appendix J: Word Bank for Application of Basic Spelling Rules -- Appendix K: Basic Spelling Rules in an Outline Format -- Appendix L: Word Bank for Application of Spelling Rules for Doubling a Final Consonant -- Appendix M: Word Bank of Exceptions to Basic Spelling Rules -- Appendix N: Source List for Writing Memory Tricks for Spellings of Homonyms -- Appendix O: Student Worksheet for Correctly Spelling "Their," "There," "They're," "To," "Too," and "Two" -- Appendix P: Source List for Writing Memory Tricks for Spellings of Words Commonly Confused -- Appendix Q: List of Words That Have Interesting Etymologies -- Appendix R: Student Worksheet for Guessing Meanings of Vocabulary Words Used in Context -- Appendix S: Noun, Verb, Adjective, and Adverb Suffixes.

Appendix T: Words That Have a Minimum of Four Grammatical Forms -- Appendix U: A Word Web Generated from the Roots "-Spec-," "-Spect-," and "-Spic-" -- Appendix V: Magniloquence Word List -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
Abstract:
This book offers practical advice to teachers unsure of how to teach spelling. Filled with student-centered wisdom, Burkhardt grounds her methods in both theory and practice, providing logical rules and hands-on exercises to keep students actively engaged.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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