Zebras Spell Really Well: Sound to Letter : latest edition

Written by an experienced Hornsby trained tutor and assessor of dyslexic children and adults, this workbook is specifically designed to allow verbally able 7-11 years old dyslexic children to revisit and conquer early spelling rules to start to demystify the spelling code.

This spiral bound A4 sized first book contains 83 master copy worksheets giving step by step guidance as to how and why common high frequency words are spelt the way they are.

It is a useful tool for specialist teachers to address pupil's specific weaknesses across the primary age group range and beyond as the worksheets stand alone, they may be used to address differing pupils' needs.

Parents may use this book at home as the prologue describes how to use the book and each worksheet explains the rule addressed.

The book also includes 3 sheets (that may be cut out or/and copied and laminated) incorporating alphabet sounds with initial letter picture matches and alphabet names. The pupil can create taught words by selecting the correct individual letters and amongst many other uses start to understand rhyme by simply changing the initial letter from band to hand to land to sand and so on and thus simultaneously exercise their alphabetical awareness.

Children will steadily start to gain their confidence in their ability to write simple sentences as they conquer the spelling code and they will attempt to read words aloud that they could not decipher previously.

Text not restricted to taught words to hold the pupils interest as they learn taught spellings.

The book covers: Alphabetical awareness-vowels-y as a vowel- Sh or ch?- Ar/er/ir/or/ur-Assimilation-Simple present and past tense-Magic W-Silent T- K or ck?- Double ff/ll/ss/zz - C and G rule- long vowel sounds as in mind and cold- Days of the week and Months of the year and Magic E. Double vowel sounds to follow. See more at www.sarahcowell.co.uk