Spelling It Out: How Words Work and How to Teach Them – Revised edition

by Misty Adoniou

Spelling can be a source of anxiety for school children and working professionals alike. Yet the spelling of words in English is not as random or chaotic as it is often perceived to be; rather, it is a system based on both meaning and a fascinating linguistic history. Misty Adoniou's public articles on the processes of teaching and learning spelling have garnered an overwhelming response from concerned parents and teachers looking for effective solutions to the problems they face in teaching English spelling to children. Spelling It Out, Revised edition aims to ease anxiety and crush the myth that good spelling comes naturally. Good spelling comes from good teaching. Based on Misty Adoniou's extensive research into spelling learning and instruction, this book encourages children and adults to nurture a curiosity about words, discover their history and, in so doing, understand the logic behind the way they are spelled.

160 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 11, 2022

Reviews

[Cate Andrews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Questioning rote learning and lists, repetition without deep connection Adoniou has written a gem that shines through to the classroom. Its not easy to shift perspectives wheb competitiveness demands results over embodied knowledge, robust and lifelong.