1st Edition

Who Put the Spell into Spelling? An Illustrated Storybook to Support Children with Fun Rules for Tricky Spellings

By Georgie Cooney Copyright 2020
94 Pages 46 Color Illustrations
by Speechmark

94 Pages 46 Color Illustrations
by Speechmark

*This storybook should be used alongside the workbook, Supporting Children With Fun Rules for Tricky Spellings* This beautifully illustrated storybook has been created to support learners who, after acquiring the basics of reading and writing, have struggled to organically grasp the rules that govern spelling in the English language. The colourful storybook tells the story of the ‘Super... Read more

Introduction

Alphabet Rainbow

Rule 1: Magic E

Rule 2: V comes before e

Rule 3: Y sounds like ‘i’

Rule 4: Y sounds like /ee/

Rule 5: Doubling L, S, Z and F

Rule 6: C before K

Rule 7: T, C and H

Rule 8: S before H

Rule 9: S makes plurals

Rule 10: E and S make plurals

Rule 11: F is replaced by VES

Rule 12: I, E, S make plurals

Rule 13: O can end some words

Rule 14: A can introduce words

Rule 15: A and N join together

Rule 16: I is a word

Rule 17: i comes before e except after c

Rule 18: U after Q

Rule 19: W can change vowel sounds

Rule 20: T can end irregular verbs

Rule 21: Copycat C

Rule 22: ‘Y’s sound

Quick Quiz Answers

Biography

Georgie Cooney currently lives and works in Ireland. She works for the Dyslexia Association of Ireland (DAI) and teaches students with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs).

Georgie has a website (Dyslexia Spell), which helps to give more information about her work and this can be found at: www.dyslexiaspell.com

You can also find useful tips and advice on her youtube channel: dyslexiaspell and follow her on instagram or Facebook at dyslexiaspell.