Teaching English Spelling: A Practical Guide (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers)

Teaching English Spelling: A Practical Guide (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers) by Shemesh, Ruth. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780521639712.

The book features a wide range of activities including crosswords, picture matching, puzzles and rhymes. All will keep learners focussed and interested, whilst providing vital practice at three levels – beginner, intermediate and advanced. The book is divided into units which concentrate on a particular sound or phoneme. Each unit is then broken down into a series of lesson plans, devoted to a common spelling pattern for that sound. The final unit provides material to improve learners awareness of common spelling traps, such as suffixes or silent letters. Every lesson contains a step-by-step lesson plan, background information for the teacher, photocopiable practice activities and suggested words for testing each spelling pattern.