Practise Your Spelling Skills 1

Series
Prentice Hall
Author
John Rose / Carmel Perrett  
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Cover
Softcover
Edition
3
Language
English
Total pages
96
Pub.-date
July 2006
ISBN13
9780733974946
ISBN
0733974945


Product detail

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Description

Practise Your Spelling Skills provides a sequential and comprehensive coverage of spelling requirements for primary school students. Each book is made up of 36 to 40 units of work with each unit focused on a spelling list. The spelling lists are chiefly based around common letter patterns but theme-based lists, frequently-used words and Revision units are also included. A wide variety of engaging activities and word puzzles allow the children to explore and practise the list words in each unit.

New features in this third edition:

  • More thematic units
  • More units based on commonly misspelt words
  • More extension/challenging words activities
  • Better sequencing of activities within units
  • Stronger focus on explaining spelling rules
  • New illustrations
Together with the best features of the earlier editions:
  • Word lists based on common letter patterns carefully developed for each year level
  • 2-colour design highlights the letter patterns
  • Plenty of opportunities for writing
  • Interesting word puzzles and activities
  • Predictable layout to allow for independent work
  • Regular revision

Features

Focus of Book 1:

  • Consonant and double vowel sounds and letters
  • Frequently-used words
  • Thematic word lists: numbers, families, pets, days of the week, colours
  • Dictation passages
  • Space for children to record their own word lists