Teaching Kids to Spell For Dummies

This title is filled with enjoyable spelling activities and exercises. It offers the fun and easy way to help your K-5th grader become an A+ speller. If you want to make spelling easier for your child or boost spelling skills and confidence, you've come to the right place. Veteran reading specialist Tracey Wood gives you tips, games, exercises, word lists, and memory aids to help your child build solid spelling know-how. Her techniques are fun, fast, and effective, and best of all, they're not boring! This title helps you discover how to: mix spelling practice with reading and writing; spell short and long vowel words; make spelling easier with word families; gain insight into 'sight' words; and, break spelling into syllable chunks.