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Why
Should I Use The SPELL500 Method?
- According
to reliable statistics, half of the adults in the
U.S. cannot read or spell correctly
- US
News and World Report says, "It is forecasted
that the decline in reading skills will lead in two
decades to an elite, literate class of no more than
30% of the population."
- We
have the answers to all of your spelling difficulties.
Every question that can be asked about English spelling
can now be answered.
- Most
students need to know the reasons behind spelling
one sound in so many different ways. For instance,
students need to know whether to spell a word with
f or ph. Once they are informed
beforehand that f is used in short words and
that ph is used in long words, they then accept
the rule and are easily able to memorize the spelling
of 185 long words that contain ph. Note that
a list of 185 words containing ph
is provided for practice of such words.
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Correct
spelling and reading fluency are now possible for
all.
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SPELL500
and Memorization
No forced memorization or flashcards are needed:
- You
can now memorize the spelling of 100s of words at
a time
- Adults
and older children need to first understanding before
they can memorize
- English
does make sense, and we offer justifications as to
why all words are spelled the way that they
are
- We
show you a new method. Students learn through understanding,
repetition and reading aloud
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Foundations
of The SPELL500 Method
The SPELL500 Method
consists of these elements from Camilia Sadik's Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day:
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More
than 100 newly discovered spelling rules
In
addition, The SPELL500 Method draws upon two key concepts
Sadik proposes in Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day:
- Reading
Aloud Approach (RAA)—The
way to memorize spelling is to read them aloud slowly.
Read slowly and look at the way words are spelled.
No forced memorization is required.
- Understanding
Before Memorization Approach (UMBRA)—Learn
naturally the correct spelling of words through understanding
the logic behind spelling, reading aloud, and repetition.
Students should relax and follow this simple equation:
logic + reading aloud slowly + repetition = memorization.
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SPELL500
and Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day
In
addition to the 100 spelling rules, this 367-pages book
of phonics teaches the changes in the five vowels. Each
vowel has more than four sounds and more than ten spelling
patterns (10 phonics). Learn
more about the book.
More
about the book:
- The
book Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day is easy
to read
- It
is printed in large print
- All
words of similar spelling patterns are grouped together
- All
words are divided into syllables
- Each
phonic to be learned is bolded
- Silent
letters are italicized
- Everything
to be learned is explained beforehand
- Every
sound and every spelling pattern is justified with
logical explanations
- Each
vowel is isolated from the rest of the vowels, and
it is presented in one long chapter
- Students
are always informed beforehand about what they are
about to learn
- For
the first few months, students are not asked to read
for comprehension but for spelling purposes. They
are asked to relax, read slowly and take the time
to look at the way words are spelled. They are also
asked to read aloud and to spell aloud
- Exercises
are presented by listing groups of all words
of a similar pattern
- For
instance, we list 98 words containing ay as
in day and 170 words containing ai as
in remain, etc.
- The
book also uses each group of words in one isolated
story. The ai's are used in one story
about Elaine
- As
learners focus their eyes on the bolded phonic to
be learned and read aloud, they begin to naturally
memorize the spelling of words without any forced
memorization
- Each
chapter is 75 pages and contains one vowel.
The 75-page chapter on the vowel 'a' explains and
shows that the vowel 'a' has four sounds and 11 spelling
patterns. Each sound of the vowel 'a' is then isolated
from the other sounds and is learned in an intense
practice in this logical order: 1) The short 'a' sound,
as in man. 2) The long 'a' sound spelled in
four ways: {ay (day), ai (main),
a-e (cake), stressed-open
a (table)} 3) The special sound of 'a':
{au (haul), aw (drawer),
all (hall), al (also),
the a between w and r (reward)}
4) The weak sound of 'a' called a schwa: altar
- There
is absolutely nothing that a student asks which we
cannot answer
- Everyone
can now become an excellent speller
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Spelling
Rules: Examples
1)
Do we use -ance as in importance
or -ence as in violence,
and why? (This rule teaches 115 words)
Rule:
Use -ance after a word that has a
meaning (import+ance) and -ence
after a non-word (viol+ence).
2)
Do we use -cial as in artificial
or -tial as in substantial,
and why? (Teaches 33 words)
Rule:
Use -cial after a vowel (social)
and -tial after an n (credential).
3)
Do we use -tion as in nation,
-sion as in impression,
or -cian as in musician,
and why? (Teaches 54+ words)
Rule:
Use -cian in 12 career words (electrician),
-sion in mission
and after words that end in ss (express
becomes expression), and use -tion
in the rest of such words.
4)
Do we use -est as in smallest
or -ist as in artist,
and why? (Teaches 75+ words)
Rule:
Use -est in comparisons (shortest),
and use -ist in beliefs (socialist)
and in careers (dentist).
5)
Do we use -ege as in college
or -age as in cabbage,
and why? (Teaches 70 Words)
Rule:
Use -ege in four words (college)
and use -age for the rest of such
words (baggage).
To
obtain detailed answers to the above questions, please
go back and click on the Free 'Samples of the Spelling
Rules'
The
next ten rules answer the following questions:
1)
Do we use -y as in lucky
or -ey as in monkey,
and why? (Teaches 31+ Words)
2)
Do we use -f as in font
or -ph as in telephone,
and why? (Teaches 145+ Words)
3)
Do we use-K as in keep
or C as in calculator,
and why? (Teaches 140+ Words)
4)
Do we use hard C as in cafeteria
or ch as in chemistry,
and why? (Teaches 55+ Words)
5)
Do we use S as in rise
or C as in rice, and
why? (Teaches 295+ Words)
6)
Do we use S as in sell
or C as in cell, and
why? (Teaches 35+ Words)
7)
Do we use ee as in meet
or ea as in meat,
and why? (Teaches 320 Words)
8)
Do we use ar as in beggar,
er as in carpenter,
or do we use or as in doctor,
and why? (Teaches 614 Words)
9)
Do we use -cle as in article
or -cal as in tactical,
and why? (Teaches 83 Words)
10)
Do we use two l's as in cell
or do we use one l as in excel,
and why? (Teaches 700 Words)
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