For ages 5 to 7

This series of books supports the teaching of basic spelling.

The books are incremental in difficulty and can be used to complement the work being undertaken from any spelling program to provide additional learning opportunities. Assessment pages and record sheets are included in each book to provide convenient ways of recording children’s progress.

Support for Basic Spelling 1

Book 1 deals with initial letter sounds and shapes (including capital and lower case letter shapes) and word-building involving phonically regular three - letter words.

Support for Basic Spelling 2

Book 2 deals with short phonically regular three-letter words, and phonically four letter words with short vowel sounds. Word building is tackled using onset and rime.

Support for Basic Spelling 3

Book 3 deals with initial and final consonant blends and consonant digraphs. The words are short and phonically regular.

Support for Basic Spelling 4

Book 4 deal with words ending with a modifying 'e' (magic 'e' words) Most of the words are short, single syllable, phonically regular words.

Support for Basic Spelling 5

Book 5 mostly deals with words containing vowel digraphs. Most of the words used are short, phonically regular words.

Support for Basic Spelling 6

Book 6 deals with two more vowel digraphs and some common

Support for Basic Spelling 7

Book 7 deals mainly with common suffixes and prefixes.

Support for Basic Spelling 8

Book 8 deals mainly with 'tricky' sounds and common word endings.