STA Ltd. Spelling Made Easy

This successful and popular series enables children to learn and develop the fundamental skills needed when learning how to spell.

Too much emphasis has been placed on learning how to spell through visual methods. The ears and mouth have been forgotten and the power of the word ignored.

If a child, or adult, uses their senses to recognise sounds, an awareness of the basis of written language is awakened. Once this occurs, they feel that they can control it and what they can control they can use. The power of the written word is an invaluable skill that every child should develop at their earliest opportunity. Spelling Made Easy provides the opportunity to develop those skills at the earliest possible stage.

	Covers spelling age 7-8 years
	The multi-sensory teaching of basic vowel sounds and digraphs can prevent future failure

	Covers spelling age 8-9 years
	Illustrating the dictations not only reinforces the word families, but ensures pride as the children produce their own story books

	Covers spelling age 9-10 years
	Level Two extends the spelling skills and draws attention to families within families

	Covers spelling age 10-11 years
	This level prepares children for secondary level work

Spelling Made Easy Worksheets

The Spelling Made Easy Worksheet Books use a combination of pictures, sentences, labelling and proof reading to effectively support the developing skills and provide invaluable practice of the newly learnt words.

Spelling in isolation is not enough. Constant reinforcement is essential to make these newly acquired skills second nature to the child.

AIMS OF THE WORKSHEETS

	To ensure word families are identified in the spelling process and in reading
	Works towards the speedy recognition of word chunks in tracking print
	Encourages the understanding of information carried in print and ensures it is remembered and used
	Eases the recall process of recently acquired word families whenever necessary
	Literacy knowledge acquired can be utilised in proof-reading.

Fun with phonics

The four books of interesting and stimulating exercises follow the SME sequence exactly and feature between two and five word families per section. Included are passages for reading aloud, reading comprehension tests, word searches, crosswords and much more.

All books are fully photocopyable.

Field tests have shown that for pupils, these books put the fun into phonics!

Finally, for the Introductory and Level 1 books, Violet has produced a complete new Sam story suitable for pupils who have reached the end of the Level One text book - Violet's first new publication in ten years!

Put it Right

Proof Reading & Editing

Proof reading passages to asses spelling difficulties in teenagers and adults. The eyes must be given structural practice in recognising errors and the brain must be programmed to know what to do about them! This book provides that practice, giving the child the chance to correct mistakes. (for use with remedial Spelling)

Remedial Spelling

A diagnostic book in the Spelling Made Easy series to enable the teacher to identify specific problems and correct them. Features test passages to identify spelling problems, as well as dictations to remediate these problems.