spelling

Eliza Naumann is used to being the unremarkable member of her family, but when she wins a series of spelling bees, her once distant family begins to lavish praise on her, bringing about surprising complications.

". . . a collection of rhymes to help 3-7-year-olds learn to read and spell. . . . Each rhyme teaches a particular lesson. For the very young, there are rhymes about sounds. For more confident readers there are magic spells to tackle tricky spellings"--Dust jacket.

When Sage's spelling and definition of a word reveal her misunderstanding of it to her classmates, she is at first embarrassed but then uses her mistake as inspiration for the vocabulary parade.

When Agatha Parrot joins the spelling club to support her new friend Martha, she gets help from an unexpected source--her cousin, Bella, who thinks she is emailing Agatha's brother.

Nancy, who loves to use fancy words, and her friend Bree are proud to be the best spellers in their class, but when a spelling quiz proves tougher than Nancy thought, Nancy is faced with a difficult decision.

When Mr. Wright's students express a dislike for silent letters, the offended letters decide to teach them a lesson by going on strike.

The phonics book for teachers. Comprehensive information is given here for every spelling of every sound. For each spelling you find rules which govern it, exceptions to the rules, sample words to use for teaching the sound or spelling, etymological information, and more. Each sound is keyed to the Phonics Made Plain cards and chart.

"'A' might be for apple, but it's also for 'aisle' and 'aeons.' Why does the word 'gnat' start with a 'G' but the word 'knot' doesn't start with an 'N?' It doesn't always make sense, but don't let these rule-breaking silent letters defeat you! This whimsical, funky book . . . turns the traditional idea of an alphabet book on its head, poking fun at the most mischievous words in the English language and demonstrating how to pronounce them"--Provided by publisher.