Contemporary’s Edge on English: All Spelled Out

Four-book series. Introduces learners to spelling patterns and builds dictionary skills. Reinforces grammar and vocabulary skills. Words are presented in personal and job related contexts. Reinforces grammar and vocabulary skills. Through “insight” feature, students discover common spelling patterns and relationships between words before working with specific words in a lesson.

How to Improve Your Spelling

1981

Book. Rules, patterns, word groupings, and memory hooks are introduced to give students a better understanding of the way the English spelling system works. Practice exercises follow the lessons.

Reading Wheel
(Spelling Wheel)

1993

Kit. Cards give spelling improvement tips and offer practice in using the tip. Some topics covered include long vowels, silent ‘e’, imposter vowels, homonyms, common final syllables and suffixes.

Spelling Improvement

1983

Book. Introduces readers to several techniques they can use to improve their spelling. A diagnostic test helps students pinpoint areas of weakness. Topics covered: multi-sensory approaches to spelling, sound, meaning, and the rules of spelling. Answer key available.

Spelling Power

1987

Workbook. Helps readers master the 320 most frequently misspelled words and strengthen their reading comprehension skills. Review & practice questions focuses on finding main ideas, recognizing details, deciphering the meanings of words from context, understanding cause-and-effect relationships, and drawing inferences. Spelling words introduced in each passage increase with difficulty as book progresses.

Spelling By Principles

1966

Book. Teaches remedial spelling techniques. A diagnostic test helps point out reader’s area of weakness. Introduces a system readers can follow to improve their spelling and vocabulary. System covers topics such as doubling rule, final silent ‘e’; the ie/ei rule; final y to I; suffixes; and intelligent guessing. A review section provides written exercises to test reader’s understanding.

Topics For the Restless

Topics From the Restless

Four books, each at a different level. Each book contains 20 sections which increase in difficulty as readers progresses through the book. The program is designed to improve comprehension, vocabulary, word analysis, and word meaning skills. Also covered are phonics, spelling and syllabication, dictionary skills, contextual aids, prefixes, suffixes and roots, and expectancy skills.

Words Around Us: Effective Ways to Use Them

2000

Book. Designed to be a self study tool. Helps readers better understand the words that they see and hear every day. Readers will learn to form words, dissect words, paraphrase and discuss the meaning of words. Tables and illustrations help readers visualize relationships and meanings.

Working Within Words
(Working With Sounds)

1977

Helps readers put sounds and other word elements to work to determine word meaning. Develops understanding about sound-symbol (phonic) associations. Other units treat letter combinations, syllabication, roots and affixes, accent patterns, compound words, longer words, and spelling changes caused by adding endings.

Working Words in Spelling

1981

Workbook. Uses short, simple lessons to help students improve spelling of commonly used words. Activities such as matching, defining, locating, and writing help readers practice the words they need to learn. Tests help students keep track of their progress.

How to Study

1996

Book. Offers students methods to use in getting better grades, especially on tests. Includes sections on how to create a work environment, excel in class, take more effective notes, use the library, and do research online.

Practicing College Study Skills

Book. Offers lessons and hands-on activities in note taking, test taking, reading, and critical thinking strategies. Lessons in time management, memory techniques, learning styles, goal setting, and researching are followed by easy exercises that test comprehension of the material. Section on the writing process presents steps readers can follow when writing.

Real Thing, The

1993

Workbook and video. Help readers understand the wide variety of disciplines and teaching styles across colleges. Pre-listening activities in workbook prepare students for the videotaped classes. Helps readers succeed in courses packed with large amounts of objective information. Gives strategies for memorizing and preparing for objective and essay exams. Answer key available.

User’s Guide to College

1988

Book. Helps readers improve their test-taking abilities by teaching them how to prepare for assignments and tests. Uses question-and-answer format. Summary quizzes test reader’s comprehension of concepts learned. Answer key provided.